Pedro Ruiz Ortega
Religious student of the Sons of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Pedro Ruiz Ortega was born at Vilviestre de Muñó, near Burgos, on 11 January 1912, made his religious profession in 1928 and had already received the four minor orders. On his way to Rome he was thrown into the prison at Manresa, and he died on the road to Sant Fruitós de Bages on 12 April 1937. Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Iacobus Puig Mirosa and nineteen companions of the Congregation of the Sons of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
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 held in the prison at Manresa until the day he was killed.
Connected on this site
- Iacobus Puig Mirosa Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Iacobus Puig Mirosa and nineteen companions of the Congregation of the Sons of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 105 (2013), p. 491 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 October 2013
- Wikidata R968397a4 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.