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Blessed Matías Cardona-Meseguer

Blessed Matías Cardona-Meseguer, date, location and photographer unknown; swiped from Santi e Beati Also known as

Matías of Saint Augustine

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

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

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

1 October 1995 by Popes 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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