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Joined the Claretians in 1928. Priest, ordained in Barbastro, Spain on 6 June 1936. Heard the final confession and the perpetual vows of the Claretians martyred on 12 August 1936. One of the Martyred Claretians of Barbastro killed in the persecutions of the Spanish Civil War.

Born

• 20 May 1912 in Sta. Cruz de Salceda, Burgos, Spain

Died

• 13 August 1936 in Barbastro, Huesca, Spain

Venerated

• 7 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 25 October 1992 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Secundino Ortega García“. CatholicSaints.Info. 25 November 2016. Web. 19 August 2017. <>