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Laureano Pérez Carrascal
Priest of the Congregation of the Mission, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
11 November 2017
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Born at Valladolid on 4 July 1876 and ordained priest on 11 June 1903, he headed schools at Murguía, Paredes de Nava and Andújar and was one of the chaplains of the Daughters of Charity in Madrid; he was killed on 8 November 1936. Pope Francis beatified him with José María Fernández Sánchez and his companions on 11 November 2017.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that he was killed on 8 November, in the year 1936 given for the whole group.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 111 (2019), p. 20 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 11 November 2017
- Wikidata Rb4b32664 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.