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Blessed Manuel Font Y Font

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Feast Day

19 October; 1 February as one of the 109 Spanish Claretian Martyrs

Born

13 June 1878 in Torrebeses, Lleida, Spain

Died

19 October 1936 in Mas Claret, Sant Pere dels Arquells, 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 Manuel Font Y Font, also known as Manuel Font i Fábregas, was a Claretian priest who became a martyr during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on June 13, 1878, in the town of Torrebeses, situated in the province of Lleida, Spain.

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

October 19February 1
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