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Ramón Emiliano Hortelano Gómez
Layman, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1938
Beatified
13 October 2013
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Ramón Emiliano Hortelano Gómez was one of the two lay faithful joined to the cause of the Marist Brothers; born at Cuenca on 8 August 1908, he died a martyr at Villalba de la Sierra near Cuenca on 28 July 1938 and was beatified on 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A layman who died with the Marist Brothers' cause, killed in 1938.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 106 (2014), p. 581 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 October 2013
- Wikidata R2e331c98 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.