Silvestre Pérez Laguna
Brother of the Hospitaller Order of St John of God, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Silvestre Pérez Laguna was born at Villar del Campo, in the region of Soria, on 30 December 1873 and bound himself to God by perpetual vows in the Hospitaller Order of St John of God on 16 April 1899. The decree says that the two brothers who follow Avelino Martínez de Arenzana Candela in its list were killed on 7 August 1936 and buried together in one grave, and he was beatified on 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He was killed on 7 August 1936 after thirty-seven years in the Order.
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
- John of God Saint“Silvestre Pérez Laguna was born at Villar del Campo, in the region of Soria, on 30 December 1873 and bound himself to God by perpetual vows in the Hospitaller Order of St John of God on 16 April 1899.” — this site's research
- Avelino Martínez de Arenzana Candela Blessed“The decree says that the two brothers who follow Avelino Martínez de Arenzana Candela in its list were killed on 7 August 1936 and buried together in one grave, and he was beatified on 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 106 (2014), p. 509 - 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.