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Francisco Javier Ponsa Casallarch
religious of the Order of Saint John of God, martyr
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Feast: 28 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
In the village of San Félix de Codines in Catalonia in Spain, Blessed Francisco Javier Ponsa Casallarch, religious of the Order of Saint John of God and martyr, who, during the persecution, won the palm of glory for Christ and for the Church.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 28 September as a religious of the Order of Saint John of God who died a martyr at San Félix de Codines.
Connected on this site
- John of God Saint“In the village of San Félix de Codines in Catalonia in Spain, Blessed Francisco Javier Ponsa Casallarch, religious of the Order of Saint John of God and martyr, who, during the persecution, won the palm of glory for Christ and for the Church.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 28 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q113575754 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.