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Teresa Basulto y Jiménez
Laywoman, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
13 December 2025
by Leo XIV
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Teresa Basulto y Jiménez was a laywoman, born in 1872, who was killed in 1936. She was beatified on 13 December 2025 by Pope Leo XIV among the 124 martyrs of Jaén.
The miracles
As a martyr she was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Killed in 1936 during the persecution in the diocese of Jaén.
Connected on this site
- Mariano Martín Portela Blessed“Mariano Martín Portela was a layman, born at Adanero in the province of Ávila on 21 May 1871, who married Teresa Basulto y Jiménez on 27 January 1895 and was killed near the Atocha railway station in Madrid on 12 August 1936.” — this site's research
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata R361da631 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.