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Blessed Joan Roig I Diggle
Blessed Joan Roig I Diggle

Blessed Joan Roig I Diggle

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

September 11

Born

May 12, 1917

Died

September 1, 11

Beatified

7 November 2020 by Pope Francis

Venerated

2 October 2019 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom

Biography

Blessed Joan Roig I Diggle, born on 12 May 1917 in Barcelona, Spain, was a devout Catholic young man who lived during a turbulent period in Spanish history. He was the son of Ramón Roig Fuente and Maud Diggle Puckering, born into a humble and impoverished family.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2020-11-07 by 7 November 2020 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated in the Basilica of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, presided by Cardinal Joan Josep Omella Omella
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