Francisco Arias Martín
Feast: 30 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Valdemoro near Madrid in Spain, Blessed Francisco Arias Martín, priest and martyr, who, a novice in the Order of Saint John of God, completed his journey of perfection in a short time in an age of persecution.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 18 August as a priest and novice of the Order of Saint John of God martyred at Valdemoro.
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“At Valdemoro near Madrid in Spain, Blessed Francisco Arias Martín, priest and martyr, who, a novice in the Order of Saint John of God, completed his journey of perfection in a short time in an age of persecution.” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 18 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q62738299 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.