Ibiza Cathedral hosts beatification of twenty martyr priests

The Catholic Church held a beatification ceremony at the Ibiza Cathedral to recognize twenty priests as martyrs. These religious figures were killed during the early months of the Spanish Civil War, specifically between August and September 1936, in what the Church described as a period of persecution and hatred of the faith.

The ceremony was presided over by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, representing Pope Leon XIV. The group of martyrs included clergy serving various parishes in Ibiza and Formentera. Many of the killings occurred on September 13, 1936, at the Ibiza Castle.

This event marks the first beatification ceremony held in the Balearic Islands. To commemorate the martyrs, the Bishopric plans to install a commemorative altarpiece near the presbytery of the Ibiza Cathedral, funded through public subscription.