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Santiago Mestre Iborra

BlessedFull write-upSpainOrder of Friars Minor Capuchin

Born

1909

Died

1936

Beatified

—

not on record

Canonised

—

not yet

Who they were

In the village of Gilet near Valencia in Spain, Blessed Santiago Mestre Iborra, priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and martyr, who, during the persecution against the faith, shed his blood for Christ.

The miracles

As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.

Why that counted as sanctity

The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 29 September as a Capuchin priest martyred at Gilet.

The cause

Santiago Mestre Iborra has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Capuchins: Blessed Santiago Mestre Iborra.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. Reporting one begins with the postulation.

Sources

Roman Martyrology, 29 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
Wikidata Q6121022 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.