Rafael Martínez Navarro

Who they were

Rafael Martínez Navarro was a diocesan priest, born on 21 June 1877, and served as a canon of Córdoba cathedral and master of ceremonies.

The decree on martyrdom records that he was put to death on 30 August 1936, one of Juan Elías Medina and his 126 companions who died between 1936 and 1939; Pope Francis beatified the group on 16 October 2021.

The miracles

As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.

Why that counted as sanctity

The Holy See’s decree on martyrdom names him among the 127 martyrs of the cause of Juan Elías Medina and companions, put to death in Spain between 1936 and 1939.

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• Juan Elías Medina Blessed
  “The decree on martyrdom records that he was put to death on 30 August 1936, one of Juan Elías Medina and his 126 companions who died between 1936 and 1939; Pope Francis beatified the group on 16 October 2021.” — this site's research