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José Aparicio Sanz

BlessedFull write-upSpain

Born

1893

Died

1936

Beatified

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not on record

Canonised

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not yet

Who they were

In the town of Paterna in the territory of Valencia in Spain, Blessed José Aparicio Sanz, priest and martyr, who, during the persecution against the faith, shed his blood for Christ.

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 29 December as a priest who shed his blood for Christ at Paterna near Valencia.

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.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Connected on this site

Amalia Abad Casasempere Blessed
“She is one of 74 martyrs of Valencia, priests and lay men and women, whom Pope John Paul II beatified in Rome on 11 March 2001 among José Aparicio Sanz and 232 companions.” — this site's research
José María Corbín Ferrer Blessed
“He is one of 74 martyrs of Valencia, priests and lay men and women, whom Pope John Paul II beatified in Rome on 11 March 2001 among José Aparicio Sanz and 232 companions.” — this site's research

Sources

Roman Martyrology, 29 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
Wikidata Q63344028 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.