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Teófilo Casajús Alduán
Claretian in temporary vows, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
21 October 2017
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Teófilo Casajús Alduán was born on 3 November 1914 at Murchante in Navarre and made his temporary profession as a Claretian on 15 August 1931.
He was killed on 26 July 1936 at Lérida, and Pope Francis beatified him on 21 October 2017 among the 109 Spanish Claretian martyrs.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints records that he was killed on 26 July 1936 at Lérida during the persecution in Spain.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 109-martiri-spagnoli-clarettiani
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 21 October 2017
- Wikidata R57ccc957 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.