Joaquín de la Madrid Arespacochaga
Diocesan priest of Toledo, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
A priest of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Toledo, born on 6 November 1860 at the village of Bellver, who was killed in the persecution in Spain in 1936. He earned the crown of martyrdom on 1 August.
He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI, one of Liberio González Nombela and his twelve companions of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Toledo.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom found that Liberio and his companions were killed in hatred of the faith.
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
- Liberio González Nombela Blessed“He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI, one of Liberio González Nombela and his twelve companions of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Toledo.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 98 (2006), p. 544 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 28 October 2007
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.