Antonio Girón González
Redemptorist priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Antonio Girón González was born at Ponferrada in the province of León on 11 December 1871, professed his vows in 1889 and was ordained priest in 1894. Gifted in mind and deep in interior life, he worked at teaching and formation and was a provincial consultor; he took refuge in a private house, then in a convent and finally in a hospice, where he was captured and killed on 30 August 1936, and 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 showed his devotion to the Virgin to the end by constantly praying the Rosary.
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. 773 - 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.