Blessed Joan Garriga Pagés
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.
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