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Salustiano González Crespo
Religious brother of the Congregation of the Mission, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1934
Beatified
13 October 2013
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Salustiano González Crespo was a lay brother of the Congregation of the Mission, born at Tapia de la Ribera near León, who made his perpetual vows on 29 October 1896. The decree names him among those killed at Oviedo on 13 October 1934. Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Fortunato Velasco Tobar and thirteen companions of the Congregation of the Mission.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that he was killed at Oviedo on 13 October 1934.
Connected on this site
- Fortunato Velasco Tobar Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Fortunato Velasco Tobar and thirteen companions of the Congregation of the Mission.” — this site's research
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 106 (2014), p. 806 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 October 2013
- Wikidata R4443f91d — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.