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Eloi de Bianya
Catalan capuchin friar (1875-1936)
BlessedSpainOrder of Friars Minor Capuchin
Born
1875
Died
1936
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Joan Ayats Plantalech (4 June 1875 – 28 July 1936) was a Catalan capuchin friar whose religious name was friar Eloi de Bianya. He died as a martyr after declaring that he was a friar and he is considered as a blessed by the Catholic Church.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Martí Tarrés i Puigpelat Blessed“He is considered a martyr by the Catholic Church and in a ceremony that was presided by the cardinal Angelo Amato in the Cathedral of Barcelona he was declared blessed on 21 November 2015 together with other Capuchin friars such as Martí Tarrés i Puigpelat.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q21530583 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Eloi de Bianya (CC BY-SA)
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