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Also known as

• Father Alexandre of Barcelona

Memorial

• 23 November

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

Born

• 25 July 1910 in Barcelona, Spain

Died

• 23 November 1936 in Montcada, Barcelona, Spain

Venerated

• 5 June 2015 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

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

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Jaume Nàjera Gherna“. CatholicSaints.Info. 22 November 2015. Web. 19 April 2021. <>