Venerable José María Ruiz Cano

Profile

Claretian priest. Martyred in the religious persecutions of the Spanish Civil War.

Born

• 13 September 1906 at Jerez de los Caballeros, Badajoz, Spain

Died

• martyred on 27 July 1936 at El Otero, Sigüenza, Spain

Venerated

• 1 July 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• if you have information relevant to the beatification of Venerable José
     Rev. Vicente Pecharromán Tristán, CMF
     Vicepostulación
     San Antonio María Claret
     12, Heliópolis
     41012 Sevilla, SPAIN

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Venerable José María Ruiz Cano”. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 August 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/venerable-jose-maria-ruiz-cano/>