Leoncio Pérez Nebreda
Priest of the Congregation of the Mission, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Leoncio Pérez Nebreda was a priest of the Congregation of the Mission, born at Villarmentero near Burgos on 18 March 1895 and ordained on 10 August 1921. He was killed at Oliete, near Teruel, on 2 August 1936. 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 records that he was killed at Oliete, near Teruel, on 2 August 1936.
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
- Fortunato Velasco Tobar 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. 805 - 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.