Blessed Pau Gracia Sánchez
Profile
A pious youth, Pau joined the Salesians, entering the novitiate at Carabanchel Also, Madrid, Spain, and making his solemn profession as a coadjutor brother on 25 July 1920. He worked for 16 years as a teacher, and was known for his love of prayer in solitude. Marytred in the anti–Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War.
Born
- shot on 15 December 1936 in Madrid, Spain
- 26 June 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Pau Gracia Sánchez“. CatholicSaints.Info. 27 December 2022. Web. 26 April 2024. <>