Miquel de Bianya
Capuchin brother, martyr of the persecution in Spain (in the world Pelai Ayats Vergés)
Who they were
Miquel de Bianya was born at San Salvador de Bianya on 23 August 1915 and made his simple profession on 25 August 1931, but could not make his solemn profession. The hatred of the persecutor cut his life short at the age of only twenty-one, on 29 July 1936.
He was beatified on 21 November 2015 by Pope Francis, among the twenty-six Capuchin martyrs of Barcelona.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints names him among the twenty-six Spanish Capuchin martyrs of Barcelona beatified on 21 November 2015.
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
- Eloi 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
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 21 November 2015
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.