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Juan de Mata Díez
Layman in the service of a Salesian house, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
28 October 2007
by Benedict XVI
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A layman and a servant of the Salesians, he fought the supreme contest of the faith during the night of 1 October 1936. He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI with Enrique Sáiz Aparicio and 62 companions of the Society of St Francis de Sales.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that he fought the supreme contest of the faith during the night of 1 October 1936.
Connected on this site
- Francis de Sales Saint“He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI with Enrique Sáiz Aparicio and 62 companions of the Society of St Francis de Sales.” — this site's research
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 98 (2006), p. 945 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 28 October 2007
- Wikidata R96fa2b50 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.