Domènec de Sant Pere de Ruidebitllets
Capuchin priest, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Domènec de Sant Pere de Ruidebitllets, in the world Joan Romeu i Canadell, was born in the diocese of Barcelona on 11 December 1882, was ordained a diocesan priest on 25 May 1907 and made his solemn profession as a Capuchin on 4 October 1912, serving as a missionary in Costa Rica and Nicaragua before returning to Catalonia in 1930; he was seized at Manresa on the night of 27 July 1936, beaten, tortured and killed. He was beatified on 6 November 2021 by Pope Francis among Benet de Santa Coloma de Gramenet and two companions.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom records that the three Capuchins lost their lives for their love of Christ during the persecution of the Church in Spain.
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.
Connected on this site
- Benet de Santa Coloma de Gramenet Blessed“He was beatified on 6 November 2021 by Pope Francis among Benet de Santa Coloma de Gramenet and two companions.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 113 (2021), p. 2 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 6 November 2021
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.