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Modesto Allepuz Vera
Layman, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
11 November 2017
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A layman born on 5 April 1906, a clerk, married and the father of two small children. Pope Francis beatified him with Vicente Queralt Lloret and his twenty companions on 11 November 2017.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom counts him among the lay companions killed for their faith in 1936.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 110 (2018), p. 16 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - martiri-spagnoli-vincenziani
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 11 November 2017
- Wikidata R3d757aaa — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.