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Memorial

• 24 July
• 22 September as one of the Martyred Salesians of Valencia, Catalunya, and Aragón

Profile

Born to a pious family and educated by the Salesians, Xavier joined the Society in 1932. He studied philosophy at the Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. Priest. Back in Spain on a break from school, Father Xavier was imprisoned for several days and then executed in the persecutions of the Spanish Civil War for the crime of being a priest. Martyr.

Born

• 4 September 1914 in San Pol de Mar, Barcelona, Spain

Died

• shot on 23 July 1936 in Sarria, Barcelona, Spain

Venerated

• 20 December 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Xavier Bordas Piferrer“. CatholicSaints.Info. 19 May 2022. Web. 27 April 2024. <>