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Francisco Palau
Beatified Spanish Discalced Carmelite friar and priest (1811-1872)
BlessedResearchedSpainOrder of the Brothers Discalced of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel
Feast: 7 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1811
Died
1872
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Tarragona in Spain, Blessed Francisco Palau y Quer (Francis of Jesus, Mary and Joseph), priest of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, who during his ministry endured terrible harassment and, unjustly accused, was banished to the island of Ibiza, where he died abandoned to himself.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 20 March as a Discalced Carmelite priest who endured harassment and banishment to Ibiza.
Connected on this site
- St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet Saint“One of his spiritual followers was his great-niece, Teresa of Jesus Jornet, who founded a religious congregation of Carmelite sisters dedicated to caring for the poor aged.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 20 March (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q921193 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Francisco Palau (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.