18 January

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Saints
Blessed
Venerable
Servants of God
Roman phase
Servants of God
Diocesan phase
Significant figures
Fondazione Azione Cattolica Scuola di Santità
CATHOLIC ACTION SCHOOL OF SANCTITY FOUNDATION
FUNDACIÓN ACCIÓN CATÓLICA ESCUELA DE SANTIDAD
Pio XI
Saints
Blessed
Venerable
Servants of God
Roman phase
Servants of God
Diocesan phase
Significant figures

José Álvarez-Benavides de la Torre and 114 companions (Martyrs Diocese of Almería)

Spain
Blessed
September 9, 1865, Malaga - September 13, 1936, Tahal
Liturgical memory 13 September
Date of beatification 25 March 2017
Priest and 2 laymen of AC
Diocese Almeria
In AC Manuel Martínez Giménez, vice president of the diocesan council of Ac
José Tapia Díaz De Villachica, belongs to the Catholic Youth.
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Among the 114 companions 2 laymen of the AC
Manuel Martinez Gimenez
March 12, 1869, Almería - December 12, 1936, Almería
José Tapia Díaz De Villachica
January 6, 1913, Serque - August 20, 1936, Alhabia

Pope Leo XIV – General Audience, November 5, 2025

The recent feast of Saints
It suggests to me a reflection on the common vocation to holiness.
We are all called to be saints.
I therefore invite you to adhere more and more to Christ,
following the criteria of authenticity of which the Saints have given us the example.

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