Blessed Diego Llorca Llopis
Also known as: Didaco Llorca Llopis
Feast Day
6-Sep
Born
2 July 1896 in Oliva, Valencia, Spain
Died
Shot at dawn on 6 September 1936 in Gata de Gorgos, Alicante, Spain
Beatified
11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
18 December 2000 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Diego Llorca Llopis, also known as Didaco Llorca Llopis, was born on 2 July 1896 in Oliva, Valencia, Spain. He came from a deeply religious family and from an early age, he felt a strong calling to the priesthood. Following this vocation, he pursued his studies at the seminary in Valencia and was eventually ordained as a priest in the archdiocese of Valencia in 1925.
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