Blessed Bonaventura Reixach Vilarò
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
18 October; 1 February as one of the 109 Spanish Claretian Martyrs
Born
24 April 1860 in Olost, Barcelona, Spain
Died
18 October 1936 in Cervera, Lleida, Spain
Beatified
21 October 2017 by Pope; beatification celebrated at the Basilica of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain, presided by Archbishop Angelo Amato
Venerated
21 December 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Bonaventura Reixach Vilarú was a devout Catholic and a member of the Claretians, a religious congregation founded by Saint Anthony Mary Claret. He was born on 24 April 1860 in the town of Olost, Barcelona, Spain, into a deeply religious family.
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