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Isidro Juan Martínez
Layman, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
11 November 2017
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A layman born on 10 May 1899, a lawyer, married and the father of three children, he defended religion and the rights of the Church in his writings. Pope Francis beatified him with Vicente Queralt Lloret and his twenty companions on 11 November 2017.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom notes that he defended religion and the rights of the Church in his writings.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 110 (2018), p. 16 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - martiri-spagnoli-vincenziani
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 11 November 2017
- Wikidata R80681969 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.