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Blessed Melitón Martínez Gomez

18 September

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Ordained a priest in the diocese of Guadix, Spain on 1 June 1901. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

10 March 1878 in Jérez del Marquesado, Granada Spain

18 September 1936 in Cuesta de la Reina, Nacimiento, Almeria Spain

14 June 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

25 March 2017 by Pope Francis
beatification celebrated in the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Aguadulce, Almería, Spain, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Additional Information

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- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Blessed Melitón Martínez Gomez“. CatholicSaints.Info. 31 May 2023. Web. 19 April 2024. <>