Salvador Lobato Pérez
Diocesan priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Salvador Lobato Pérez was born at Algodonales in Cádiz on 31 December 1901 and was administrator of the parish of El Saucejo. He was killed on 21 August 1936 together with his brother Rafael. 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 put to death on 21 August 1936 alongside his own brother.
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
- Rafael Lobato Pérez Blessed“Rafael Lobato Pérez was born at Algodonales in Cádiz on 28 February 1905, was unmarried, and was the brother of the priest Salvador Lobato Pérez.” — this site's research
- 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.