Damián Gómez Jiménez
Diocesan priest of Avila, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Damián Gómez Jiménez was born on 12 February 1871 in the village of Solana de Rioalmar near Avila and was ordained priest in 1895; much loved by the faithful, he served in many parishes of the diocese and the decree calls him a priest of great spiritual depth and untiring in his ministry. He was killed near Mombeltran on 19 August 1936, and was beatified on 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
After forty years of parish work he was killed near Mombeltran on 19 August 1936 for being a priest.
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 106 (2014), p. 121 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 October 2013
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.