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Blessed Joan Garriga Pagés

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

21 August; 1 February as one of the 109 Spanish Claretian Martyrs

Born

31 August 1908 in Sant Martí Sacalm, Barcelona, Spain

Died

Shot on 21 August 1936 in Lleida, Spain

Beatified

21 October 2017 by Pope; beatification celebrated at the Basilica of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain, presided by Archbishop Angelo Amato

Venerated

21 December 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Joan Garriga Pagés, also known as Joan Garriga i Pagès, was born on August 31, 1908, in Sant Martí Sacalm, Barcelona, Spain. He was a member of the Claretians, a religious congregation founded by Saint Anthony Mary Claret, and he professed on December 8, 1926.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2017-10-21 by 21 October 2017 by Pope; beatification celebrated at the Basilica of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain, presided by Archbishop Angelo Amato

Feast Days

August 21February 1
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