On May 4, 2003, in Madrid, Pope John Paul II canonized Pedro Poveda Castroverde, with Jesuit José Maria Rubio and religious Genoveva Torres, Angela de la Cruz, and María Maravillas de Jesús.

In the crowded ceremony in Plaza de Colón, in the city of Madrid, Spain, that morning, St. John Paul II pronounced the solemn formula of canonization:

For the honor of the Blessed Trinity, the exaltation of the Catholic faith and the increase of the Christian life, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and our own, after due deliberation and frequent prayer for divine assistance, and having sought the counsel of many of our brother Bishops, we declare and define Blessed Pedro Poveda, José María Rubio, Genoveva Torres, Ángeles de la Cruz and Maria Maravillas de Jesus to be Saints and we enroll them among the Saints, decreeing that they are to be venerated as such by the whole Church. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

In his homily, St. John Paul II said:

St. Pedro Poveda, grasping the importance of the role of education in society, undertook an important humanitarian and educational task among the marginalized and the needy. He was a master of prayer, a teacher of the Christian life and of the relationship between faith and knowledge, convinced that Christians must bring essential values and commitment to building a world that is more just and mutually supportive. His life ended with the crown of martyrdom.

Pedro Poveda Castroverde had been beatified, presbyter, founder and martyr, in Rome on December 10,1993, with Victoria Díez, also a martyr  (Sevilla, November 11, 1903 - Hornachuelos, Córdoba, August 12,1936) teacher and member of the Teresian Association. 

PRAYER THROUGH THE INTERCESSION OF SAINT PEDRO POVEDA

Lord, our God,
you have given Saint Pedro Poveda,
Founder of the Teresian Association,
the grace of promoting the evangelizing action of Christians
through education and culture,
and of giving his life in martyrdom as a priest of Jesus Christ:
we ask that, like him, we may know
how to participate faithfully in the mission of the Church
through the witnessing of our Christian life
and the generous surrender to the announcement of your Kingdom.
We pray that through his intercession,
you may grant us the favor we wish to receive.
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen

July 28 is the liturgical feast of Saint Pedro Poveda (1874-1936)

His remains are venerated in the chapel that bears his name at the Cultural and Spirituality Center, Santa Maria de Los Negrales,
Address: C/ San Pedro Poveda, 2, Alpedrete, Madrid (A6, km. 42)