Diego Albañil Barrena
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Born on 29 June 1903, he served as a parish administrator and was martyred on 21 September 1936. Pope Francis beatified him with Juan Elías Medina and his 126 companions on 16 October 2021.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom names him among the companions of Juan Elías Medina killed for the faith.
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.
Connected on this site
- Juan Elías Medina Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him with Juan Elías Medina and his 126 companions on 16 October 2021.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 113 (2021), p. 3 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 16 October 2021
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.