Antoni Tort i Reixachs
Layman and father of a family, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
The Acts of the Apostolic See carry the decree on the martyrdom of Gaieta Clausellas i Ballvé, a diocesan priest, and Antoni Tort i Reixachs, a lay member of the faithful, who died in 1936 in the cause of Barcelona; the decree says that both suffered persecution for love of Christ and of the Church.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
He suffered persecution and death for love of Christ and of the Church.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.