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Blessed Joan Bover Teixidor

Also known as

Modest of Mieres

28 July

Profile

Franciscan Capuchin priest. Murdered by Marxists in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

8 June 1876 in Mieres, Girona, Spain

28 July 1936 in Sarrià, Barcelona, Spain

5 June 2015 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

21 November 2015 by Pope Francis
celebrated at the cathedral of Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Barcelona, Spain presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Additional Information

other sites in english
- Hagiography Circle

siti in italiano
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Blessed Joan Bover Teixidor“. CatholicSaints.Info. 25 November 2016. Web. 26 July 2017. <>