Pablo Virgili Monfá
Diocesan priest of Tarragona, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Pablo Virgili Monfá was a diocesan priest of the archdiocese of Tarragona. He was killed at Montblanc on 5 August 1936 in the persecution in Spain. Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Manuel Borràs Ferré, auxiliary bishop of Tarragona, Agapito Modesto and 145 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 he was killed at Montblanc on 5 August 1936 in the persecution 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.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 105 (2013), p. 60 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 13 October 2013
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.