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José María García Tabar
Dominican cooperator brother, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
28 October 2007
by Benedict XVI
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Born at Lumbier in the diocese of Pamplona in December 1918, he made his profession in January 1936. He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI with Enrique Izquierdo Palacios and 13 companions of the Order of Preachers.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom names him among the Dominicans killed in the 1936 persecution in Spain.
Connected on this site
- Enrique Izquierdo Palacios Blessed“He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI with Enrique Izquierdo Palacios and 13 companions of the Order of Preachers.” — this site's research
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 99 (2007), p. 519 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 28 October 2007
- Wikidata Rb91eafb8 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.