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• 28 July

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Member of the Salesians, making his profession in 1918. Ordained in 1927. Parish priest in the Spanish cities of Campello, Sarria and Tibidabo. Noted preacher and writer. Imprisoned and executed in the Spanish Civil War. Martyr.

Born

• 12 October 1902 in Ciudadela, Minorca, Islas Baleares, Spain

Died

• during the night of 28 July 1936 in Barcelona, Spain

Venerated

• 20 December 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Josep Castell-Camps“. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 September 2017. Web. 21 November 2019. <>