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Ricardo Pla Espí
Diocesan priest of Toledo, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
28 October 2007
by Benedict XVI
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A priest of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Toledo, born on 12 December 1898 at the village of Agullent, who was killed in the persecution in Spain in 1936. He was killed on 30 July.
He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI, one of Liberio González Nombela and his twelve companions of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Toledo.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom found that Liberio and his companions were killed in hatred of the faith.
Connected on this site
- Liberio González Nombela Blessed“He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI, one of Liberio González Nombela and his twelve companions of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Toledo.” — this site's research
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 98 (2006), p. 545 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 28 October 2007
- Wikidata R43335c3b — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.