Blessed Jaume Girón Puigmitjà

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

5 September; 1 February as one of the 109 Spanish Claretian Martyrs

Born

11 October 1887 in Sant Cristòfol les Fonts, Girona, Spain

Died

5 September 1936 in Castellfollit de Riubregós, Barcelona, 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 Jaume Girón PuigmitjÖ was a member of the Claretians, a religious congregation founded by Saint Anthony Mary Claret. He was born on 11 October 1887 in Sant Cristúfol les Fonts, Girona, Spain.

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