Jesús Moreno Ruiz
Religious brother of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Jesús Moreno Ruiz was born at Osorno la Mayor near Palencia on 13 January 1915 and entered the Pequeña Obra in 1927 at the age of twelve, choosing to live as a cooperator brother; a lively and cheerful young man, he looked after the community kitchen, and at the time of the persecution he had made only temporary vows.
Pope Francis beatified him on 6 May 2017 among the Spanish martyrs of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints counts him among the Spanish martyrs of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus beatified on 6 May 2017.
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.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - martiri-spagnoli-missionari-del-sacro-cuore-di-gesu
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 6 May 2017
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.