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Julián Ruiz Guzmán
Diocesan priest of Jaén, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
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 Ruiz Guzmán was born at Mancha Real on 15 December 1875 and was parish priest of San Pablo at Baeza. He was killed on 3 September 1936 at the age of sixty-one. 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 on 3 September 1936 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 R040de3dd — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.