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Juan de la Cruz
1914-1936
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Feast: 30 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1914
Died
1936
Beatified
25 October 1992
unverified
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Near Talavera de la Reina in the territory of Toledo, also in Spain, Blessed martyrs Federico (Carlos) Rubio Álvarez, priest, Primo Martínez de San Vicente Castillo, Jerónimo Ochoa Urdangarín and Juan de la Cruz (Eligio) Delgado Pastor, religious and martyrs, who, all members of the Order of Saint John of God, in the same persecution deservedly attained the crown of glory.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 25 July as one of the Brothers of Saint John of God martyred near Talavera de la Reina.
Connected on this site
- John of God Saint“Near Talavera de la Reina in the territory of Toledo, also in Spain, Blessed martyrs Federico (Carlos) Rubio Álvarez, priest, Primo Martínez de San Vicente Castillo, Jerónimo Ochoa Urdangarín and Juan de la Cruz (Eligio) Delgado Pastor, religious and martyrs, who, all members of the Order of Saint John of God, in…” — this site's research
- John of the Cross Saint“John of the Cross (Spanish: Juan de la Cruz; Latin: Ioannes a Cruce; né Juan de Yepes y Álvarez; 24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591) was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and Carmelite friar.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 25 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q111953153 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.