Blessed Joan Vilá Colomé
Also known as
- Father Josep of Calella de La Costa
Profile
Franciscan Capuchin, making his profession on 8 September 1903. Ordained a priest on 19 March 1904. Imprisoned and murdered by Marxists in the Spanish Civil War.
Born
- 19 November 1880 in Calella de la Costa, Barcelona, Spain
- 21 November 2015 by Pope Francis
- celebrated at the cathedral of Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Barcelona, Spain presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Joan Vilá Colomé“. CatholicSaints.Info. 13 July 2023. Web. 25 April 2024. <>