Jocund Bonet Mercadé
Feast: 13 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
The 522 Spanish Martyrs were victims of the Spanish Civil War beatified by the Roman Catholic Church on 13 October 2013 by order of Pope Francis. It was one of the largest number of persons ever beatified in a single ceremony in the Church's 2000-year history. They originated from all parts of Spain. Their ages ranged from 18 to 86 years old.
Summary of the Wikipedia article 522 Spanish Martyrs, which covers Jocund Bonet Mercadé with others (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
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.
- Spanish Episcopal Conference — Martires del siglo XX en Espana (official list, February 2024) — '1316 / III 339 — Jocund Bonet Mercade, Sac.Dioc., 13 oct 2013' — diocesan priest of Tarragona, killed at Reus 14 August 1936, beatified 13 October 2013.
- Wikidata Q50731590 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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