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Roque Guillén Garcés
Priest of the Congregation of the Mission, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
11 November 2017
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Born at Sarrión, near Teruel, on 21 May 1879 and ordained priest on 17 January 1904, he gave himself to the spiritual direction of the Daughters of Charity. Pope Francis beatified him with José María Fernández Sánchez and his companions on 11 November 2017.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records his diligence in the spiritual direction of the Daughters of Charity.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 111 (2019), p. 215 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 11 November 2017
- Wikidata Rc21ad72e — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.