Pedro Tomás María Prat Colldecarrera
Carmelite student for the priesthood, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Pedro Tomás María Prat Colldecarrera was born on 4 August 1919 in the Vall de Bianya in Girona and made his temporary profession in 1935; at the time of his martyrdom he was following the course in philosophy leading to the priesthood.
He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI, among Ángel María Prat Hostench and his sixteen companions of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, killed in 1936.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
The decree on martyrdom names him among the Carmelites killed in the persecution in Spain in 1936.
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
- Ángel María Prat Hostench Blessed“He was beatified on 28 October 2007 by Benedict XVI, among Ángel María Prat Hostench and his sixteen companions of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, killed in 1936.” — this site's research
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 98 (2006), p. 849 - decree on martyrdom
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - beatifications of 28 October 2007
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.