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• 23 July

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Studied at the seminary of Seo de Urgel. Ordained on 15 April 1911. Member of the Diocesan Laborer Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on 12 August 1914. Director of the seminary of Segovia, Spain. Dean of the College of Vocations in Toledo, Spain. Martyred by Communists in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

• 24 June 1888 in Pons, Lleida, Spain

Died

• shot on 23 July 1936 in the Paseo del Tránsito in Toledo, Spain

Venerated

• 6 July 1993 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Josep Sala Picó“. CatholicSaints.Info. 24 August 2017. Web. 5 June 2020. <>