José María Urruchi Ortiz
Redemptorist priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
José María Urruchi Ortiz was born at Miranda de Ebro, near Burgos, on 17 February 1909, made temporary profession on 24 August 1927 and perpetual profession on 15 September 1930, and was ordained priest on 20 October 1932. He lived at Nava del Rey, Coruña, Cuenca and Vigo before reaching Madrid, and was seized at night and killed on 22 August 1936; Pope Francis beatified him on 22 October 2022.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
At twenty-seven he was the youngest of these martyrs.
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.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 114 (2022), p. 773 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - vincenzo-nicasio-renuncio-toribio-e-11-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 22 October 2022
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.