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Blessed Lluís Hortós Tura

Blessed
Post-Congregation

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.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2017-10-21 by 21 October 2017 by Pope; beatification celebrated at the Basilica of Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain, presided by Archbishop Angelo Amato

Feast Days

July 26February 1

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