Juan Martínez
Spanish priest of the Order of Friars Minor, martyr at Prague
Who they were
Juan Martínez was a Spanish priest of nearly forty, skilled in controversy, who served as sacristan and confessor to the Spanish residents in Prague; on the day of the killing he was seized as he tried to hide the Blessed Sacrament, and his head and right hand were cut off. He was one of Frederick Bachstein and thirteen companions of the Order of Friars Minor killed at Prague on 15 February 1611, and was beatified on 13 October 2012 by Benedict XVI.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was seized and killed while trying to hide the Blessed Sacrament.
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
- Jan Martínez Cid Blessed“Juan Martínez Cid was born in Medina del Campo, Spain, in 1569, entered the Dominican Order and was ordained priest in 1594.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 105 (2013), p. 770 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 October 2012
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.