José María of Manila


José María of Manila

José María in the 1930s
Martyr
BornEugenio del Sanz-Orozco Mortera
5 September 1880
Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died17 August 1936(1936-08-17) (aged 55)
Madrid, Spain
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified13 October 2013, Tarragona,
Spain by Cardinal Angelo Amato (on behalf of Pope Francis)
Major shrineSaint Francis of Assisi Parish, Mandaluyong City
Feast6 November
AttributesFranciscan habit
Crown of Martyrdom
Martyr's palm
Rosary

José María of Manila (Spanish: José María de Manila : 5 September 1880 – 17 August 1936) was a Criollo Catholic priest and friar of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. He was martyred in the early phase of the Spanish Civil War, and is the third Filipino to have been declared blessed by the Roman Catholic Church.