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Alfredo Simón Colomina
Spanish Martyr
BlessedFull write-upSpainSociety of Jesus
Born
1877
Died
1936
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
—
not yet
Who they were
At the place called El Saler near Valencia in Spain, Blessed Alfredo Simón Colomina, priest of the Society of Jesus and martyr, who during the persecution against the Church confirmed his faithfulness to the Lord with his blood.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 29 November as a Jesuit priest martyred near Valencia during the persecution against the Church.
The cause
Alfredo Simón Colomina has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Jesuits: the cause of Alfredo Simón Colomina.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 29 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q9147837 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.