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Higinio Roldán Iriberri
Dominican lay brother, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
28 October 2007
by Benedict XVI
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
The decree on martyrdom describes him as a lay brother of the Order of Preachers, born in 1895, who managed the Order's property at Nambroca near Toledo, and records that he was killed on 25 July 1936. He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Named in the decree on martyrdom among the companions of Buenaventura García Paredes and Miguel Léibar Garay killed in Spain in 1936.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 98 (2006), p. 4 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 28 October 2007
- Wikidata R05b87267 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.