
Beato Sebastián Balcells Tonijuan
Día de Fiesta
15-Aug
Nacimiento
3 December 1885 in Fuliola, Lleida, Spain
Fallecimiento
15 August 1936 in Serra d’Almenara, Agramunt, Lleida, Spain
Beatificado
13 October 2013 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated in Tarragona, Spain
Venerado
28 June 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
Biografía
Blessed Sebastià Balcells Tonijuan, a devoted member of the Claretian Missionaries, stands as a witness to the faith martyred during the tumultuous Spanish Civil War. Born in the late nineteenth century in Spain, his life was dedicated to serving God within the Claretian religious family, embracing the order's charism of evangelization and pastoral care. As a brother, he lived a life of humility, prayer, and service, embodying the Claretian spirit of fidelity to Christ and
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