Blessed Pascual Fortuño Almela
Feast Day
8 September; 20 November as one of the Martyred Friars Minor of Valencia
Born
3 March 1886 in Villareal, Castellón, Spain
Died
Shot and stabbed in the chest with a bayonet on 8 September 1936 on the road outside Castellón, Spain; buried in the cemetery of Castellón; re-interred in Villareal, Spain on 3 November 1938; relics enshrined in the Franciscan church on 12 June 1967
Beatified
11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II
Venerated
20 December 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Pascual Fortuño Almela, also known as Blessed Pascual Fortuño, was born on 3 March 1886 in Villareal, Castellón, Spain, to a pious and hard-working family. He was baptized at the tender age of one day, symbolizing the early beginnings of his strong faith. Pascual's devoutness and desire to serve God led him to join the Franciscan Friar Minor novitiate at the early age of 12.
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