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Blessed Josep Sala Picó

photograph of Blessed Josep Sala Picó, date, location and photographer unknown; swiped from Santi e Beati Memorial

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

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

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

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

Additional Information

other sites in english
- Hagiography Circle

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

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