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Gabriel López-Cepero y Muru
Married layman, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
18 November 2023
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Gabriel López-Cepero y Muru was born at Seville on 22 August 1874, was married and the father of seven children, and was the brother of Mariano López-Cepero y Muru. He was killed with his brother on 5 August 1936. Pope Francis beatified him on 18 November 2023.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He died on the same day and in the same persecution as his brother Mariano.
Connected on this site
- Mariano López-Cepero y Muru Blessed“Gabriel López-Cepero y Muru was born at Seville on 22 August 1874, was married and the father of seven children, and was the brother of Mariano López-Cepero y Muru.” — this site's research
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 116 (2024), p. 3 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - manuel-gonzalez-serna-rodriguez-e-19-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 18 November 2023
- Wikidata R4a8bbefb — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.