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Eduardo Infante del Castillo

Layman, martyr of the persecution in Spain

BlessedFull write-up

Born

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unknown

Died

1936

Beatified

13 December 2025

by Leo XIV

Canonised

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not yet

Who they were

Eduardo Infante del Castillo was a lay student and president of the Catholic Action Youth of Martos, who was imprisoned, ill-treated and insulted by the man who had arrested him, and was held until dawn on 3 October 1936 and killed on the road to Martos at Venta de Pantalones. He was beatified on 13 December 2025 by Pope Leo XIV among the 124 martyrs of Jaén.

The miracles

As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.

Why that counted as sanctity

Held in prison, ill-treated and killed on 3 October 1936 as president of the Catholic Action Youth of Martos.

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.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Sources

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.