Blessed Pau Figuerola Rovira
Blessed
Martyr
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
12-Aug
Born
9 December 1870 in L’Espluga de Francolí, Tarragona, Spain
Died
12 August 1936 in Vinaixa, Lleida, Spain
Beatified
13 October 2013 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in Tarragona, Spain
Venerated
28 June 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Pau Figuerola Rovira, also known as Paul Figuerola Rovira, was a Catholic priest in the archdiocese of Tarragona, Spain, who was martyred during the Spanish Civil War. He was born on 9 December 1870 in L’Espluga de Francolí, a small town in the province of Tarragona.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2013-10-13 by 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in Tarragona, Spain
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