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Pedro Carballo Corrales
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
18 November 2023
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Pedro Carballo Corrales was born at Ubrique in Cádiz on 10 November 1886, was ordained priest for the diocese of Seville on 18 December 1910 and was made parish priest of Santa María of Guadalcanal on 15 October 1919. Arrested in his parish on 20 July 1936, he was taken with other prisoners to the cemetery of Guadalcanal, where he was shot and buried on 6 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 arrested in his parish and shot in the cemetery of Guadalcanal.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 116 (2024), p. 3 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - manuel-gonzalez-serna-rodriguez-e-19-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 18 November 2023
- Wikidata Rba7ced5d — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.