Blessed Salvador Mollar Ventura
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
October 27
Born
March 27, 1896
Died
September 8, 1936
Beatified
11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Blessed Salvador Mollar Ventura, a Franciscan Friar Minor, was born on March 27, 1896, in Manises, Valencia, Spain. In his early years, Salvador displayed a deep reverence for God and an undeniable calling to religious life. Responding to this inner calling, he entered the Franciscan Order and was ordained a priest.