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Juan de Dios Manjón Lombardo
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
13 December 2025
by Leo XIV
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Juan de Dios Manjón Lombardo was a priest, born at Jaén in 1875 and ordained on 22 April 1903, who was curate of San Miguel at Andújar and was killed at Villanueva de la Reina on 17 November 1936. 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 Villanueva de la Reina on 17 November 1936 while serving as curate of San Miguel at Andújar.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata R4436e82e — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.