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Plácido del Niño Jesús
Discalced Carmelite student for the priesthood, in the world José Luis Collado Oliver, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
28 October 2007
by Benedict XVI
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Born on 25 January 1912, he made his solemn vows and received the minor orders in 1936 and was studying theology. He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI with Eusebio del Niño Jesús (in the world Ovidio Fernández Arenillas) and 15 companions of the Order of Discalced Carmelites.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom lists him among the Discalced Carmelites killed in the 1936 persecution in Spain.
Connected on this site
- Eusebio del Niño Jesús Blessed“He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI with Eusebio del Niño Jesús (in the world Ovidio Fernández Arenillas) and 15 companions of the Order of Discalced Carmelites.” — this site's research
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 98 (2006), p. 10 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 28 October 2007
- Wikidata R63e64637 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.