Blessed Pascual Torres Lloret
Also known as
- Pasquale Torres Lloret
Profile
Married layman; father of five boys. Manufacturer. Member of Catholic Action. When the churches were closed by civil authorities in the Spanish Civil War, Pascual stored the reserved Eucharist in his home. Arrested four times for supporting the Church. Martyr.
Born
- 23 January 1885 in Carcaixent, Valencia, Spain
- shot by firing squad just after midnight on 6 September 1936 in the cemetery of Carcaixent, Valencia, Spain
- 18 December 2000 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Pascual Torres Lloret“. CatholicSaints.Info. 5 September 2017. Web. 27 November 2021. <>