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Also known as

• Martyrs of Granada

Memorial

• 25 July

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Four priests and a brother, all members of the Augustinian Recollects, who were martyred together in the Spanish Civil War.

• Deogracias Palacios del Río
• José Rada Royo
• José Ricardo Díez Rodríguez
• Julián Benigno Moreno y Moreno
• León Inchausti Minteguía

Died

• shot on 25 July 1936 in Motril, Granada, Spain

Venerated

• 8 April 1997 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 7 March 1999 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Martyrs of Motril“. CatholicSaints.Info. 30 August 2017. Web. 23 January 2022. <>