Blessed Sebastià Llorens Telarroja

Beato Sebastián Llorens Telarroja

Beato

Post-Congregation

Día de Fiesta

30-Jul

Nacimiento

2 December 1909 in Tordera, Barcelona, Spain

Fallecimiento

Early morning of 30 July 1936 on the highway outside Blanes, Girona, Spain; buried in the town cemetery of Blanes

Beatificado

13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Venerado

10 May 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Biografía

Blessed Sebastià Llorens Telarroja, a devoted layman and farm worker of the Diocese of Girona, Spain, lived a life of profound piety and service rooted in his daily labor. Educated at the Colegio Santa María de Blanes, run by the Sons of the Holy Family, he nurtured a deep faith that guided his vocation. A committed member of Catholic Action and the Federation of Young Christian Workers of Catalonia, he embraced the Church’s social teachings with vigor. As a Franciscan tertiary, he exempl