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Blessed Jaume Falgarona Vilanova
Blessed Jaume Falgarona Vilanova

Blessed Jaume Falgarona Vilanova

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

18 August; 13 August as one of the Martyred Claretians of Barbastro

Born

6 August 1912 in Argelaguer, Girona, Spain

Died

Shot on 18 August 1936 on the road outside Barbastro, Huesca, Spain; body thrown into a mass grave; body exhumed after the war and re-interred in the crypt of the Claretian church in Barbastro

Beatified

25 October 1992 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

7 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Jaume Falgarona Vilanova, also known as Blessed Jaume Vilanova, was a member of the Claretians, a religious congregation founded by Saint Anthony Mary Claret. He was born on 6 August 1912 in Argelaguer, Girona, Spain. Jaume made his profession in Vich, Spain on 15 August 1930, dedicating his life to serving God and the Church.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1992-10-25 by 25 October 1992 by Pope John Paul II

Feast Days

August 18August 13
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