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Blessed Josep Vilalta Saumell

Also known as: Father Tarsici de Miralcamp

Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

19-Aug

Born

11 June 1912 in Miralcamp, Lleida, Spain

Died

Overnight between 19 and 20 August 1936 in Lleida, Spain

Beatified

21 November 2015 by Pope Francis; celebrated at the cathedral of Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Barcelona, Spain presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Venerated

5 June 2015 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Josep Vilalta Saumell, also known as Father Tarsici de Miralcamp, was a Franciscan Capuchin friar who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on June 11, 1912, in Miralcamp, a town in the province of Lleida, Spain.

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Beatified
Beatified2015-11-21 by 21 November 2015 by Pope Francis; celebrated at the cathedral of Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Barcelona, Spain presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
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