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Blessed Josep Ausellé Rigau

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

18 October; 1 February as one of the 109 Spanish Claretian Martyrs

Born

5 July 1913 in La Cellera, Girona, Spain

Died

18 October 1936 in Cervera, Lleida, Spain

Beatified

21 October 2017 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated in the Basilica of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Venerated

21 December 2016 by Pope Francis

Biography

Blessed Josep Ausellé Rigau was a Spanish Catholic who was born on 5 July 1913 in La Cellera, Girona, Spain. He dedicated his life to religious service and became a member of the Claretians, a religious congregation founded by St. Anthony Mary Claret.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2017-10-21 by 21 October 2017 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated in the Basilica of Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Feast Days

October 18February 1
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