Saint Francisco Coll Guitart
Also known as: Francis Coll Guitart; Frans Coll Guitart
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
April 2
Born
May 18, 1812
Died
April 2, 1875
Canonized
11 October 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI
Beatified
29 April 1979 by Pope John Paul II
Biography
Saint Francisco Coll Guitart, also known as Francis Coll Guitart or Frans Coll Guitart, was born on May 18, 1812, in Grombeny, in the Catalan Pyrenees region of Spain. He was one of ten children, but unfortunately, his father Peter died when Francis was only four years old. Despite this early tragedy, Francis had a strong Catholic upbringing, which would greatly shape his life's work....
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