Blessed Antoni Capdevilla Balsells
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
24-Jul
Born
27 February 1894 in L’Espluga Calba, Lleida, Spain
Died
24 July 1936 in Vimbodí, Tarragona, Spain
Beatified
13 October 2013 by Pope Benedict XVI
Venerated
28 June 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Antoni Capdevilla Balsells, also known as Antoni Capdevilla, was a Claretian brother who became a martyr during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 27th February 1894 in L’Espluga Calba, a town located in Lleida, Spain.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2013-10-13 by 13 October 2013 by Pope Benedict XVI
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