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Juan Manuel Felices Pardo
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
25 March 2017
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Juan Manuel Felices Pardo was born on 28 June 1893 at Almería, and was ordained priest in 1916.
He was killed at Barranco del Chisme on 30 August 1936, and was beatified on 25 March 2017 by Pope Francis, among the companions of José Álvarez-Benavides de la Torre.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis records that he was killed at Barranco del Chisme on 30 August 1936.
Connected on this site
- José Álvarez-Benavides de la Torre Blessed“He was killed at Barranco del Chisme on 30 August 1936, and was beatified on 25 March 2017 by Pope Francis, among the companions of José Álvarez-Benavides de la Torre.” — this site's research
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 109 (2017), p. 1123 - decree on martyrdom
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 110 (2018), p. 11 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 25 March 2017
- Wikidata Rbe5d1436 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.