Blessed Luis Bertrán
Also known as: Luis Exarch
Feast Day
29 July; 10 September as one of the 205 Martyrs of Japan
Born
1596 in Barcelona, Spain
Beatified
7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX
Venerated
26 February 1866 by Pope Pius IX (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Luis Bertrán, also known as Luis Exarch, was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1596. He was a relative of Saint Louis Bertrán, who was a renowned Dominican missionary. Inspired by his esteemed relative's example, Luis Bertrán joined the Dominican Order at the convent of Santa Catalina in Barcelona in 1611.
Cause for Canonization
Feast Days
Books & Resources
Book of Saints, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0713653000
Monks, ://patrons-of-monks
Catholic Almanac, 2005, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592760694
edited, ://patrons-of-editors
Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1612787169
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