José Vigil Cabrerizo
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
José Vigil Cabrerizo was born at Huétor-Tájar in Granada on 11 October 1906 and was ordained priest at Seville on 20 May 1932, being given charge of the church of the San Jerónimo quarter. Recognised as a priest, he was shot on 18 July 1936 and died in hospital the following day. 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 shot at Seville on 18 July 1936 and died of his wounds the next day.
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. 3 - 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.