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Tomás Galipienzo Pelarda
Claretian priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
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Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
21 October 2017
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Born at Cascante in Navarre on 6 March 1897, he made his religious profession on 15 August 1914 and was ordained priest on 21 May 1921. He was killed at Paterna on 1 September 1936, and Pope Francis beatified him among the Claretian martyrs of Spain on 21 October 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 at Paterna on 1 September 1936.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 110 (2018), p. 1235 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 109-martiri-spagnoli-clarettiani
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 21 October 2017
- Wikidata R5e985883 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.