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Joaquín de la Madrid Arespacochaga
Diocesan priest of Toledo, 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
A priest of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Toledo, born on 6 November 1860 at the village of Bellver, who was killed in the persecution in Spain in 1936. He earned the crown of martyrdom on 1 August.
He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI, one of Liberio González Nombela and his twelve companions of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Toledo.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom found that Liberio and his companions were killed in hatred of the faith.
Connected on this site
- Liberio González Nombela Blessed“He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI, one of Liberio González Nombela and his twelve companions of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Toledo.” — this site's research
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 98 (2006), p. 544 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 28 October 2007
- Wikidata R9b318ed5 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.