Manuel Palacios Rodríguez

Who they were

Manuel Palacios Rodríguez was born at Aracena in Huelva on 1 August 1877 and was the father of the seminarian Enrique Palacios Monrabá and of six other children. He was killed together with his son on 5 August 1936. Pope Francis beatified him on 18 November 2023.

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 5 August 1936 alongside his son the seminarian.

Connected on this site

• Enrique Palacios Monrabá Blessed
  “Manuel Palacios Rodríguez was born at Aracena in Huelva on 1 August 1877 and was the father of the seminarian Enrique Palacios Monrabá and of six other children.” — this site's research