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Manuel Molina Estepa
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
Manuel Molina Estepa was a diocesan priest, born at Andújar on 22 June 1878 and parish priest of San Francisco de Asís in Linares, who was killed on 19 August 1936 at the age of 58. 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 19 August 1936 while serving as parish priest of San Francisco de Asís in Linares.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata R3344a6a4 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.