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Mariano Caballero Rubio
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedFull write-up
Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
18 November 2023
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Mariano Caballero Rubio was born at Alájar in Huelva on 28 October 1895 and served as assistant priest at Huelva. He was killed on 23 July 1936. Pope Francis beatified him on 18 November 2023.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was put to death at Huelva on 23 July 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.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 116 (2024), p. 3 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - manuel-gonzalez-serna-rodriguez-e-19-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 18 November 2023
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.