Spanish Catholic Church updates count of religious martyrs

The Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE) has updated its records regarding religious martyrs from the 20th-century persecution in Spain. According to the Office for the Causes of Saints, there are currently 2,404 beatified martyrs and 11 canonized saints, while 3,040 individuals remain in the process of beatification.

Upcoming beatification ceremonies are scheduled for this autumn, including events in Ibiza on October 17 for 20 priests, Santander on November 7 for 80 martyrs, and Madrid on November 28 for 11 seminarians and their relatives.

The breakdown of those already beatified shows that religious figures constitute the largest group with 1,080 members, followed by 586 diocesan priests, 512 religious priests, 183 laypeople, 34 seminarians, and nine bishops. Among the 3,040 individuals currently in process, the majority are diocesan priests, numbering 1,904.