Jorge Cristian Pérez
Argentine young layman of Catholic Action, killed in Wilde, Buenos Aires
Who they were
A member of Argentine Catholic Action in the parishes of Our Lady of Luján (Sarandí) and St Catherine of Siena (Dock Sud), he was shot dead at 22 while waiting for a bus.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús opened the diocesan phase of his beatification and canonisation cause in 2025 (edict of 9 June 2025), and its own website carries the page "Causa del Siervo de Dios Jorge Cristian Pérez".
The cause
Jorge Cristian Pérez is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Jorge Cristian Pérez.
Connected on this site
- Catherine of Siena Saint“A member of Argentine Catholic Action in the parishes of Our Lady of Luján (Sarandí) and St Catherine of Siena (Dock Sud), he was shot dead at 22 while waiting for a bus.” — this site's research
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.