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Teodoro Gómez Cervero
Priest of the Congregation of the Mission, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
11 November 2017
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Born at Deza, near Soria, on 7 December 1877 and ordained priest on 1 June 1901, he was a missionary in Cuba, working in schools, parishes and popular missions; back in Spain he was killed on 15 November 1936. 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 that he was killed after returning to Spain from the missions in Cuba.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 111 (2019), p. 20 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 11 November 2017
- Wikidata R04d6e659 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.