Francisco de Asís Arias Rivas
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Francisco de Asís Arias Rivas was born at Cantillana near Seville on 30 January 1875, was ordained priest on 1 June 1901 and was made parish priest of Lora del Río on 27 October 1919. Arrested at the end of July 1936, he was shot in the cemetery of Lora del Río on 1 August 1936. Pope Francis beatified him on 18 November 2023.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was arrested at the end of July 1936 and shot in the cemetery of his own parish town.
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 116 (2024), p. 1085 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - manuel-gonzalez-serna-rodriguez-e-19-compagni
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 18 November 2023
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.