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Blessed Joan Costa Canal
Blessed Joan Costa Canal

Blessed Joan Costa Canal

Also known as: Father Odiló Maria

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

28-Jul

Born

13 December 1905 in Vic, Barcelona, Spain

Died

28 July 1936 in Montcada, Barcelona, Spain; buried in the Cripta de los Monjes Mártires, Montserrat Basilica in Barcelona

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 Costa Canal, also known as Father Odiló Maria, was a Spanish priest and member of the Benedictine Subiaco Congregation. He was born on December 13, 1905, in Vic, Barcelona, Spain.

Cause for Canonization

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

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