José Frías Ruiz
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
José Frías Ruiz was born at Comares on 23 April 1902 and ordained priest on 25 May 1929; taken into custody, he was killed on 30 July 1936. He was beatified on 26 February 2022 by Pope Francis among Cayetano Giménez Martín and fifteen companions.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that he was put to death in hatred of the faith during the persecution of the Church in Spain.
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
- Cayetano Giménez Martín Blessed“He was beatified on 26 February 2022 by Pope Francis among Cayetano Giménez Martín and fifteen companions.” — this site's research
- Pedro Ruiz de Valdivia Pérez Blessed“On 30 July 1936 he was driven out and shot along the road from Alhama to Loja, holding a crucifix and forgiving his killers, together with the young Catholic Action leader José Muñoz Calvo and a curate, Fr José Frías Ruiz, and the latter's elderly father.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 112 (2020), p. 947 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 26 February 2022
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.