Jesús Hita
Roman catholic martyr, blessed
Feast: 25 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
In the town of Carrión de Calatrava near Ciudad Real, likewise in Spain, Blessed martyrs John Peter (Joseph) Bengoa Aranguren, priest, and Paul Mary (Peter) Leoz y Portillo, religious of the Congregation of the Passion, and Jesús Hita Miranda, religious of the Society of Mary, who during the persecution were shot by militiamen out of hatred for the Church.
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 25 September as a religious of the Society of Mary shot by militiamen at Carrión de Calatrava out of hatred for the Church.
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
- Charles Eraña Guruceta Blessed“In the persecution of priests and religious during the Spanish Civil War he was arrested by militiamen and shot without trial, with his Marianist brothers Fidel Fuidio and Jesús Hita.” — this site's research
- Juan Pedro (José) Bengoa Aranguren Blessed“In the town of Carrión de Calatrava near Ciudad Real, also in Spain, the blessed martyrs Juan Pedro (José) Bengoa Aranguren, priest, and Pablo María (Pedro) Leoz y Portillo, religious of the Congregation of the Passion, and Jesús Hita Miranda, religious of the Society of Mary, who, during the persecution, were shot…” — this site's research
- Pablo María (Pedro) Leoz y Portillo Blessed“In the town of Carrión de Calatrava near Ciudad Real, also in Spain, the blessed martyrs Juan Pedro (José) Bengoa Aranguren, priest, and Pablo María (Pedro) Leoz y Portillo, religious of the Congregation of the Passion, and Jesús Hita Miranda, religious of the Society of Mary, who, during the persecution, were shot…” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 25 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q99670726 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.