Miquel Baptista Gran
franciscan friar proclaimed blessed by the Catholic Church (1620-1684)
Feast: 11 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Rome, Blessed Bonaventure of Barcelona (Michael) Gran, religious of the Order of Friars Minor, who, out of love for the observance of the rule, established in many places in the Roman territory friaries for spiritual retreats, always showing great austerity of life and charity toward the poor.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 11 September as a Franciscan who founded retreat friaries around Rome and was known for austerity and charity to the poor.
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.
- Roman Martyrology, 11 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2060572 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Bonaventura Gran (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.