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Vicente Francisco Vañó Crespo
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
13 December 2025
by Leo XIV
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Vicente Francisco Vañó Crespo was a priest, born at Villanueva del Arzobispo on 4 October 1892 and ordained in 1917, who was curate of the parish of Villanueva del Arzobispo and was killed on 27 July 1936. He was beatified on 13 December 2025 by Pope Leo XIV among the 124 martyrs of Jaén.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
Killed on 27 July 1936 while serving as curate of the parish of Villanueva del Arzobispo.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 124-martiri-di-Jaen
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 December 2025
- Wikidata R115b2e4f — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.