
Blessed Lluís Hortós Tura
Feast Day
26 July; 1 February as one of the 109 Spanish Claretian Martyrs
Born
8 February 1915 in Arguelaguer, Girona, Spain
Died
Shot on 26 July 1936 in Lleida, Spain
Beatified
21 October 2017 by Pope; beatification celebrated at the Basilica of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain, presided by Archbishop Angelo Amato
Venerated
21 December 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Lluís Hortós Tura was a member of the Claretians and was professed on 15 August 1931. He was born on 8 February 1915 in Arguelaguer, Girona, Spain. Lluís Hortós Tura lived during a turbulent time in Spanish history, marked by the Spanish Civil War.
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