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Blessed Pere Sitges Obiols

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Feast Day

12 September; 1 February as one of the 109 Spanish Claretian Martyrs

Born

17 April 1900 in La Cellera, Girona, Spain

Died

Shot on 12 September 1936 in Sant Martí de Tous, Barcelona, 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 Pere Sitges Obiols, also known as Pere Sitges Obiols, was born on April 17, 1900, in La Cellera, Girona, Spain. He entered the Congregation of the Missionaries, Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, commonly known as the Claretians, and made his religious profession on August 15, 1916. He then continued his studies and was ordained a priest on June 6, 1925.

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