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José Garvi Calvente

Layman of the Association of the Miraculous Medal, martyr of the persecution in Spain

BlessedResearched
Born
unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
11 November 2017
by Francis
Canonised
not yet

Who they were

Born in Madrid on 1 January 1881, he was married with one daughter and worked in the textile trade; with his wife he helped the Daughters of Charity and belonged to their Marian association, and he was killed in Madrid on 21 August 1936. Pope Francis beatified him with José María Fernández Sánchez and his 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 records that he and his wife helped the Daughters of Charity.

Sources

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