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Luis Aguirre Bilbao

Religious brother of the Congregation of the Mission, martyr of the persecution in Spain

BlessedFull write-up

Born

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unknown

Died

1936

Beatified

13 October 2013

by Francis

Canonised

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not yet

Who they were

Luis Aguirre Bilbao was a lay brother of the Congregation of the Mission, born at Munguía in Vizcaya on 19 August 1914, who made his perpetual vows in 1933. He was shot at Alcorisa on 29 July 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 shot at Alcorisa on 29 July 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.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

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

Sources

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.