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Juan Prats Gibert
Claretian priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1936
Beatified
21 October 2017
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Juan Prats Gibert, born at La Selva del Camp, near Tarragona, on 26 October 1903, made his religious profession in the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (the Claretians) on 15 August 1921 and was ordained a priest on 22 December 1928.
He was killed at Montmaneu on 15 August 1936, and Pope Francis beatified him with his companions on 21 October 2017.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that he was killed at Montmaneu on 15 August 1936.
Sources
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 110 (2018), p. 1229 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 109-martiri-spagnoli-clarettiani
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 21 October 2017
- Wikidata Re02e60e6 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.