Tomás Ramírez Caba
Lay sacristan, martyr in Guatemala
Who they were
Born at Chajul on 30 December 1934, he married Manuela Anaj and, after her death, Rosa Caba, and was chief sacristan of Chajul and of the parish house; he was killed in the parish of San Gaspar there on 6 September 1980. Pope Francis beatified him with José María Gran Cirera and his nine companions on 23 April 2021.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that he was killed at once for refusing to leave the church to the soldiers to damage and burn.
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 112 (2020), p. 1129 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - giuseppe-maria-gran-cirera-e-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 23 April 2021
- Wikidata Q103916306 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.