Blessed Joan Baptista Urgell Coma

Also known as: Brother Benet Joan

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

7-Aug

Born

5 October 1906 in Villalba de los Arcos, Tarragona, Spain

Died

7 August 1936 in the Alcolea del Pinar highway, Villalba de los Arcos, Tarragona, Spain

Beatified

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

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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