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Luis Valls Matamales
BlessedResearchedSpainOrder of Friars Minor Capuchin
Born
1870
Died
1936
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Valencia, also in Spain, Blessed Ambrosio (Luis) Valls Matamales, priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and martyr, who through the blood he shed during the persecution merited to share in the eternal banquet.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 26 August as a Capuchin priest martyred at Valencia.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 26 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q14918561 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.