The cardinal had a long career in the Roman Curia under the papacy of John Paul II, whom he joined on his many trips in Italy and abroad.
Martínez’s death on the morning of Aug. 10 was confirmed to Spanish news agency Europa Press by the Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño.
The diocese said the cardinal’s body will be brought to his hometown of Baños de Río Tobía in Spain for his funeral Mass.
“We convey our sincere condolences to all his dear family, and we commend the good and faithful servant who dedicated his entire life to the service of God and the Church. Rest in peace,” the diocese wrote on Twitter.
St. Pope John Paul II made Martínez a cardinal in June 1988, after he served as sostituto, or the second-in-command, in the Secretariat of State for nine years.
Martínez was prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments from 1988 to 1992, before being named camerlengo, a position he held from 1993 to 2007.
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