Miguel Molina de la Torre

Who they were

A professed priest of the Society of St Francis de Sales, he was shot dead on 28 July 1936. He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI with Enrique Sáiz Aparicio and 62 companions of the Society of St Francis de Sales.

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 shot dead on 28 July 1936 during the persecution in Spain.

Connected on this site

• Francis de Sales Saint
  “A professed priest of the Society of St Francis de Sales, he was shot dead on 28 July 1936.” — this site's research