José Teófilo Mulet Velilla
Marist Brother, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
José Teófilo Mulet Velilla, José in the world, was born at Mazaleón near Teruel on 28 June 1907, made his religious vows on 2 July 1934 and died a martyr at La Palma de Cervelló near Barcelona on 1 August 1936. He was beatified on 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
A Marist Brother put to death near Barcelona in 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.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 106 (2014), p. 22 - 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.