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Marceliano Alonso Santamaría
Claretian priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
21 October 2017
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Born at Grañón, in the province of Logroño, on 18 June 1906, he made his religious profession on 15 August 1923 and was ordained priest on 21 June 1931. He was killed at Alboraya on 13 August 1936, and Pope Francis beatified him among the Claretian martyrs of Spain on 21 October 2017.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that he was killed at Alboraya on 13 August 1936.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 110 (2018), p. 1235 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 109-martiri-spagnoli-clarettiani
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 21 October 2017
- Wikidata R3f4a220c — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.