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Blessed Joan Montpeó Masip
Blessed Joan Montpeó Masip

Blessed Joan Montpeó Masip

Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

15-May

Born

31 October 1918 in Borges del Camp, Tarragona, Spain

Died

15 May 1938 in Riudecols, 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 Montpeó Masip was born on October 31, 1918, in Borges del Camp, Tarragona, Spain. He was a seminarian of the archdiocese of Tarragona during the tumultuous period of the Spanish Civil War.

Cause for Canonization

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