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José María Bru Ralduá
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
13 October 2013
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
José María Bru Ralduá was a diocesan priest of the Tarragona region, born at Tarragona on 27 October 1870, and was put to death at Torredembarra on 11 November 1936. He was beatified on 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis with Manuel Borrás Ferré, auxiliary bishop of Tarragona, and their companions.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A diocesan priest put to death in the persecution in Spain.
Connected on this site
- Manuel Borrás Ferré Blessed“He was beatified on 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis with Manuel Borrás Ferré, auxiliary bishop of Tarragona, and their companions.” — this site's research
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 105 (2013), p. 10 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 October 2013
- Wikidata Rd368d0fd — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.