José María Tarín Curto
Priest of the Diocesan Worker Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
José María Tarín Curto was born at Santa Bárbara, in the province of Tarragona and the diocese of Tortosa, on 6 February 1892, was ordained priest on 2 June 1917 and joined the Brotherhood that August. He taught seminarians at Tortosa, Belchite, Burgos, León, Astorga, Toledo and Zaragoza, and he died a martyr at Tortosa on 28 October 1936. Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Joaquín Jovaní Marín and fourteen companions of the Brotherhood of Diocesan Worker Priests 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 decree on martyrdom records that he died a martyr at Tortosa on 28 October 1936.
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
- Joaquín Jovaní Marín Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Joaquín Jovaní Marín and fourteen companions of the Brotherhood of Diocesan Worker Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 106 (2014), p. 305 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 October 2013
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.