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Juan Martínez Sánchez
Diocesan priest of Jaén, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
13 December 2025
by Leo XIV
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Juan Martínez Sánchez was born at Andújar on 13 August 1871 and was assistant priest of Jamilena. He was killed between 13 and 15 March 1938 at the age of sixty-seven. Pope Leo XIV beatified him on 13 December 2025.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was put to death between 13 and 15 March 1938 in the persecution in Spain.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata R7f7f3a35 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.