Blessed Joan Baptista Urgell Coma

Also known as: Brother Benet Joan

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

August 7

Born

October 5, 1906

Died

August 7, 1936

Beatified

13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Religious Order

Christian Brothers

Venerated

28 June 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Joan Baptista Urgell Coma, also known as Brother Benet Joan, was a devout monk and a member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He was born on October 5, 1906, in Villalba de los Arcos, Tarragona, Spain.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified2013-10-13 by 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in Tarragona, Spain

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