Blessed Joan Ayats Plantalech
Also known as: Brother Eloi of Bianya
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
July 29
Born
June 4, 1875
Died
July 29, 1936
Beatified
21 November 2015 by Pope Francis
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.