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Also known as

• Matías of Saint Augustine

Memorial

• 20 August
• 20 July on some calendars

Profile

Son of Narciso Cardona and Domenica Meseguer. Soldier. Joined the Piarists on 25 June 1929, and made his solemn profession on 15 August 1934. Priest, ordained on 11 April 1935. Served in Barcelona, Spain. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

• 23 December 1902 in Vallibona, Castellón, Spain

Died

• shot on 20 July 1936 in Pigro de Coll, Vallibona, Castellón, Spain

Venerable

• 15 December 1994 by Popes John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 1 October 1995 by Popes John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Matías Cardona-Meseguer“. CatholicSaints.Info. 13 January 2018. Web. 31 May 2020. <>