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Miguel Barberán Juan
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
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
Miguel Barberán Juan was a diocesan priest, born at Arjona and assistant parish priest of San Martín in Arjona, who was killed on 3 April 1937 at the age of 53. 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 3 April 1937 while serving as assistant parish priest of San Martín in Arjona.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata Ra831c022 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.