Ángel Martínez Miquélez
Redemptorist priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Ángel Martínez Miquélez was born at Funes in Navarre on 2 March 1907, made temporary profession on 24 August 1925 and perpetual profession on 18 September 1928, and was ordained priest on 20 September 1930. He gave himself to teaching and to missionary work in several communities and was killed on 20 July 1936; Pope Francis beatified him on 22 October 2022.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was captured and killed by armed men on 20 July 1936.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 114 (2022), p. 772 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - vincenzo-nicasio-renuncio-toribio-e-11-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 22 October 2022
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.