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José Teba Merino
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
1937
Beatified
13 December 2025
by Leo XIV
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
José Teba Merino was a diocesan priest, born at Martos on 10 September 1889 and parish priest of Santa Marta in Martos, who was killed there on 12 January 1937 at the age of 48. 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 at Martos on 12 January 1937 while serving as parish priest of Santa Marta.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata Rcb77212e — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.