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Juan José Martínez Romero
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
11 November 2017
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A priest born at Totana on 21 August 1889, he was one of the companions killed in the persecution of 1936. Pope Francis beatified him with Vicente Queralt Lloret and his twenty companions on 11 November 2017.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery list names him among the companions of Vicente Queralt Lloret.
Connected on this site
- Pedro José Rodríguez Cabrera Blessed“A priest born at Totana on 15 July 1903, he died together with his fellow priest Juan José Martínez Romero.” — this site's research
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - martiri-spagnoli-vincenziani
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 11 November 2017
- Wikidata R02ff167b — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.