Luis Suárez Velasco
Dominican priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Luis Suárez Velasco was born at Pelúgano on 29 January 1897, entered the Order at Almagro, made perpetual vows and was ordained priest in 1924 after studies in Rome and at the Biblical School in Jerusalem. He was confessor to the novices and master of the lay brothers when he was killed in 1936; Pope Francis beatified him on 18 June 2022.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was put to death in 1936 in the persecution in Spain, and the Church recognised his death as martyrdom.
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 112 (2020), p. 1213 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 18 June 2022
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.