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Manuel María Garrido Izquierdo
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
1937
Beatified
13 December 2025
by Leo XIV
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Manuel María Garrido Izquierdo was a diocesan priest, born at Martos on 29 November 1878 and assistant parish priest of the Virgen de la Villa in Martos, who was killed on 13 January 1937 at the age of 59. 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 13 January 1937 while serving as assistant parish priest of the Virgen de la Villa in Martos.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata Rb4e2aa00 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.