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Rafael Machuca Juárez de Negrón
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
Rafael Machuca Juárez de Negrón was born at Estepa near Seville on 30 April 1881 and was assistant priest of his native town. He was killed on 31 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 died with about a hundred other people, most of them priests.
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 R8c4577bb — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.