Crescencio Severo Ortiz Blanco
Redemptorist priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Crescencio Severo Ortiz Blanco was born at Pamplona on 10 March 1881, professed his religious vows on 24 September 1900 and was ordained priest on 23 December 1905. He preached parish missions and taught philosophy, living in the communities of Astorga, Cuenca, Valencia and Barcelona; he had barely arrived in Madrid when he was seized and killed on 20 July 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 was taken and put to death on 20 July 1936, only days after reaching Madrid.
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. 771 - 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.