Eloi de Bianya
Catalan capuchin friar (1875-1936)
Who they were
Joan Ayats Plantalech (4 June 1875 – 28 July 1936) was a Catalan capuchin friar whose religious name was friar Eloi de Bianya. He died as a martyr after declaring that he was a friar and he is considered as a blessed by the Catholic Church.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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The cause
Eloi de Bianya has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Capuchins of Catalonia: Blessed Eloi de Bianya.
Connected on this site
- Cebrià de Terrassa Blessed“He was murdered after confessing that he was a friar in the North Station of Barcelona, together with Brother Cebrià de Terrassa, almoner, and the students Brother Miquel de Bianya and Brother Jordi de Santa Pau.” — Wikipedia
- Martí Tarrés i Puigpelat Blessed“He is considered a martyr by the Catholic Church and in a ceremony that was presided by the cardinal Angelo Amato in the Cathedral of Barcelona he was declared blessed on 21 November 2015 together with other Capuchin friars such as Martí Tarrés i Puigpelat.” — Wikipedia
- Miquel de Bianya Blessed“He was murdered after confessing that he was a friar in the North Station of Barcelona, together with Brother Cebrià de Terrassa, almoner, and the students Brother Miquel de Bianya and Brother Jordi de Santa Pau.” — Wikipedia
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - 26 martiri spagnoli cappuccini di Barcellona — Capuchin recognised as a friar and killed at Barcelona 29 July 1936; the 26 Capuchin martyrs were beatified at Barcelona 21 November 2015.
- Wikidata Q21530583 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Eloi de Bianya (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.