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Joaquín Muñoz Maestre-Aranda
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
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
Joaquín Muñoz Maestre-Aranda was a diocesan priest, born on 4 February 1865 and ordained in May 1911, who had charge of the filial church of Santa Ana and was killed on 30 September 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 on 30 September 1936 while in charge of the filial church of Santa Ana.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata R18d18b05 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.