Roque Guillén Garcés
Priest of the Congregation of the Mission, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Born at Sarrión, near Teruel, on 21 May 1879 and ordained priest on 17 January 1904, he gave himself to the spiritual direction of the Daughters of Charity. Pope Francis beatified him with José María Fernández Sánchez and his companions on 11 November 2017.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records his diligence in the spiritual direction of the Daughters of Charity.
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 111 (2019), p. 215 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 11 November 2017
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.