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Julián Castilla Casado
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
13 December 2025
by Leo XIV
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Julián Castilla Casado was a priest, born at Marmolejo on 3 May 1870 and ordained in 1898, who was confessor to the Sisters of the Cross at Arjona and was killed on 29 October 1936. He was beatified on 13 December 2025 by Pope Leo XIV among the 124 martyrs of Jaén.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Killed on 29 October 1936 while serving as confessor to the Sisters of the Cross at Arjona.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata R89c76fcb — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.