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Blessed Joan Ayats Plantalech

Also known as: Brother Eloi of Bianya

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

29-Jul

Born

4 June 1875 in Sant Salvador de Bianya, Girona, Spain

Died

29 July 1936 in Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

21 November 2015 by Pope Francis; celebrated at the cathedral of Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Barcelona, Spain presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Venerated

5 June 2015 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Joan Ayats Plantalech, also known as Brother Eloi of Bianya, was a devout Catholic who dedicated his life to serving God as a Franciscan Capuchin friar. He was baptized on the day of his birth on June 4, 1875, in Sant Salvador de Bianya, Girona, Spain.

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Beatified2015-11-21 by 21 November 2015 by Pope Francis; celebrated at the cathedral of Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Barcelona, Spain presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
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