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José Melchor García-Sampedro Suárez
Spanish Roman Catholic bishop, martyr and saint (1821-1858)
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Feast: 28 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1821
Died
1858
Beatified
29 April 1951
unverified
Canonised
19 June 1988
unverified
Who they were
Among those named in the Roman Martyrology's list of saints for this day is Saint Melchor García Sampedro, bishop.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology names him on 24 November in its list of saints, among the bishops.
Connected on this site
- Vietnamese Martyrs Saint honoured together
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 24 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q5196595 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.