Juan María de la Cruz
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| Priest and martyr | |
| Born | 25 September 1891 |
| Died | 23 August 1936 (aged 44) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Priests of the Sacred Heart) |
| Beatified | 11 March 2001, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 26 November |
Juan María de la Cruz, S.C.I. (born Mariano García Méndez, San Esteban de los Patos, Province of Ávila, 25 September 1891 – Silla, Valencia, 23 August 1936) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest.
The Roman Catholic Church considers him a martyr.[1] He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2001, together with his fellow martyrs killed in the Spanish Civil War.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Martyrdom of Juan María de la Cruz" (in Italian). Dehonian Family. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Beatification of 233 Spanish Martyrs" (in Spanish). Vatican. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
External links[edit]
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- Celebration at St Peter's Square Archived 2016-08-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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