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Ildefonso Ortega González
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
13 December 2025
by Leo XIV
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Ildefonso Ortega González was a diocesan priest, born at Jaén on 6 November 1873 and chaplain of the Holy Chapel of San Andrés in Jaén, who was killed on 31 October 1936 at the age of 63. 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 on 31 October 1936 while serving as chaplain of the Holy Chapel of San Andrés in Jaén.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata R6b6fc1fb — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.