Germán de Jesús y María Pérez Giménez
Passionist priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
A priest of the Congregation of the Passion, in the world Manuel Pérez Giménez, born on 7 September 1898 at Cornago in the diocese of Calahorra; he was professed on 5 May 1915, ordained in Rome on 22 September 1923, and from July 1935 was rector of the Passionist house at Daimiel. He was shot at Carabanchel Bajo near Madrid on 23 July 1936 with eight companions of his congregation. He was beatified on 1 October 1989 by John Paul II, among Nicéforo Díez Tejerina and twenty-five companions of the Congregation of the Passion.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology names him among the Passionist martyrs of Spain.
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.
- Roman Martyrology, 23 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 83 (1991) - beatification letter
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 81 (1989) - decree on the martyrdom
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.