Marcelo Spinola y Maestre
Catholic cardinal (1835-1906)
Feast: 19 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Marcelo Spínola y Maestre was born on the island of San Fernando, Cádiz, on 14 January 1835 of noble families. A lawyer from 1855, he gave free help to the poor; he then left his profession, entered the seminary in Seville and was ordained in 1864.
As Archbishop of Seville he founded workers' circles for their social advancement, fought for truth and justice and opened his house to the needy.
The miracles
The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A nobleman and lawyer who as archbishop stood with workers and the poor.
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.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Marcelo Spínola y Maestre
- Wikidata Q710764 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Marcelo Spínola y Maestre (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.