Iacobus Mesa Leyva
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Iacobus Mesa Leyva was born on 13 February 1875 in the city of Guadix, in the province of Granada and the diocese of Guadix, and was ordained priest in 1900.
He was killed at Barranco del Chisme on 30 August 1936, and was beatified on 25 March 2017 by Pope Francis, among the companions of José Álvarez-Benavides de la Torre.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis records that he was killed at Barranco del Chisme on 30 August 1936.
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
- José Álvarez-Benavides de la Torre Blessed“He was killed at Barranco del Chisme on 30 August 1936, and was beatified on 25 March 2017 by Pope Francis, among the companions of José Álvarez-Benavides de la Torre.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 109 (2017), p. 1124 - decree on martyrdom
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 110 (2018), p. 1011 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 25 March 2017
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.