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Blessed Isidre Costa Hons

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

11 November; 1 February as one of the 109 Spanish Claretian Martyrs

Born

5 January 1909 in Taradell, Barcelona, Spain

Died

Shot on 11 November 1936 in Mas Claret, Sant Pere dels Arquells, 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 Isidre Costa Hons, also known as "Blessed Isidro Costa Hons" or simply "Blessed Isidre Costa," was a devoted member of the Claretians and a martyr of the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 5 January 1909 in Taradell, a small town in Barcelona, Spain.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2017-10-21 by 21 October 2017 by Pope; beatification celebrated at the Basilica of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain, presided by Archbishop Angelo Amato

Feast Days

November 11February 1
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