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Pedro Roca Toscas

Religious student of the Sons of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, martyr of the persecution in Spain

BlessedFull write-up

Born

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unknown

Died

1937

Beatified

13 October 2013

by Francis

Canonised

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not yet

Who they were

Pedro Roca Toscas was born at Mura, near Barcelona, on 7 October 1916 and made his religious profession in 1933. Setting out for Rome to finish his studies in theology, he was thrown into the prison at Manresa, and he died on the road to Sant Fruitós de Bages on 12 April 1937. Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Iacobus Puig Mirosa and nineteen companions of the Congregation of the Sons of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

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 held in the prison at Manresa until the day he was killed.

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.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Connected on this site

Iacobus Puig Mirosa Blessed
“Pope Francis beatified him on 13 October 2013, among the martyrs of Iacobus Puig Mirosa and nineteen companions of the Congregation of the Sons of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.” — this site's research

Sources

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