Fernando de Pablos Fernández
Dominican lay brother, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Fernando de Pablos Fernández was born at Valcuende on 7 April 1876, entered the Order of Preachers as a lay brother and made perpetual vows in 1908. He served as sacristan and was shot at Almería in the night between 10 and 11 September 1936; Pope Francis beatified him on 18 June 2022.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
His body was thrown into a common grave and could not be identified.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 112 (2020), p. 4 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - giovanni-aguilar-donis-e-5-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 18 June 2022
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.