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Ildefonso Muñoz Pretel
Layman, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
13 December 2025
by Leo XIV
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Ildefonso Muñoz Pretel was a layman, born at Villanueva del Arzobispo and married on 31 May 1919, who was killed in the cemetery of Iznatoraf on 28 or 29 August 1936. He was beatified on 13 December 2025 by Pope Leo XIV among the 124 martyrs of Jaén.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Killed in the cemetery of Iznatoraf on 28 or 29 August 1936 during the persecution in the diocese of Jaén.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata R1aba202e — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.