Fortunato Velasco Tobar
Priest of the Congregation of the Mission, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Fortunato Velasco Tobar was a priest of the Congregation of the Mission, ordained on 11 October 1931 and sent to teach in the community at Alcorisa, near Teruel, where the decree says he was liked and trusted by the whole town. He was seized on the night of 28 July 1936, released when the townspeople stopped his captors, seized again on 22 August and shot two nights later, his last words asking pardon for his killers. Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Fortunato Velasco Tobar and thirteen companions of the Congregation of the Mission.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom names him as the one who can be set at the head of this band of martyrs, shot on the night of 24 August 1936 after two days in prison.
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.
Connected on this site
- Amado García Sánchez Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Fortunato Velasco Tobar and thirteen companions of the Congregation of the Mission.” — this site's research
- Andrés Avelino Gutiérrez Moral Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Fortunato Velasco Tobar and thirteen companions of the Congregation of the Mission.” — this site's research
- Antonio Carmaníu y Mercader Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Fortunato Velasco Tobar and thirteen companions of the Congregation of the Mission.” — this site's research
- Gregorio Cermeño Barceló Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Fortunato Velasco Tobar and thirteen companions of the Congregation of the Mission.” — this site's research
- Ireneo Rodríguez González Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Fortunato Velasco Tobar and thirteen companions of the Congregation of the Mission.” — this site's research
- Leoncio Pérez Nebreda Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Fortunato Velasco Tobar and thirteen companions of the Congregation of the Mission.” — this site's research
- Luis Aguirre Bilbao Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Fortunato Velasco Tobar and thirteen companions of the Congregation of the Mission.” — this site's research
- Pelayo José Granado Prieto Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Fortunato Velasco Tobar and thirteen companions of the Congregation of the Mission.” — this site's research
- Salustiano González Crespo Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Fortunato Velasco Tobar and thirteen companions of the Congregation of the Mission.” — this site's research
- Tomás Pallarés Ibáñez Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Fortunato Velasco Tobar and thirteen companions of the Congregation of the Mission.” — this site's research
- Vicente Vilumbrales Fuente Blessed“Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Fortunato Velasco Tobar and thirteen companions of the Congregation of the Mission.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 106 (2014), p. 804 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 October 2013
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.