
Blessed Josep Ausellé Rigau
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.
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