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Remigi de Papiol
Capuchin priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain (in the world Esteve Santacana Armengol)
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
1937
Beatified
21 November 2015
by Francis
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Remigi de Papiol was born at Papiol in the province of Barcelona on 20 September 1885, made his solemn profession on 4 October 1905 and was ordained priest on 5 June 1909. He was killed in the cemetery of Cardanyola del Vallès on 24 January 1937.
He was beatified on 21 November 2015 by Pope Francis, among the twenty-six Capuchin martyrs of Barcelona.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints names him among the twenty-six Spanish Capuchin martyrs of Barcelona beatified on 21 November 2015.
Sources
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 26-martiri-spagnoli-cappuccini-di-barcellona
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 21 November 2015
- Wikidata R239f5a26 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.