Juan María de la Cruz

Juan María de la Cruz, S.C.I. (born Mariano García Méndez, San Esteban de los Patos, Province of Ávila, 25 September 1891 – Silla, Valencia, 23 August 1936) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest.

Blessed Juan María de la Cruz S.C.I.
Priest and martyr
Born	(1891-09-25)25 September 1891
Died	23 August 1936(1936-08-23) (aged 44)
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church (Priests of the Sacred Heart)
Beatified	11 March 2001, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Feast	26 November

The Roman Catholic Church considers him a martyr.[1] He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2001, together with his fellow martyrs killed in the Spanish Civil War.[2]

References

1. "Martyrdom of Juan María de la Cruz" (in Italian). Dehonian Family. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
2. "Beatification of 233 Spanish Martyrs" (in Spanish). Vatican. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

External links

• Celebration at St Peter's Square (in Spanish)