Eduardo Bautista Jiménez
Oblate of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
The Roman Martyrology remembers him among the martyrs of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God killed at Paracuellos del Jarama near Madrid in Spain; the Acts of the Apostolic See describe him as an oblate, born on 5 January 1885 at La Gineta in the province of Albacete, shot on 28 November 1936. He was beatified by John Paul II on 25 October 1992.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was killed at Paracuellos del Jarama for belonging to the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God.
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
- John of God Saint“The Roman Martyrology remembers him among the martyrs of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God killed at Paracuellos del Jarama near Madrid in Spain; the Acts of the Apostolic See describe him as an oblate, born on 5 January 1885 at La Gineta in the province of Albacete, shot on 28 November 1936.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 28 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 83 (1991) - decree on the martyrdom of Braulio Maria Corres Diaz de Cerio and companions
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 85 (1993) - beatification letter
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.