Sebastián Llorens Telarroja
Young layman, martyr of the persecution in Spain
Who they were
Sebastián Llorens Telarroja was born at Tordera, near Barcelona, on 2 December 1909 and joined the student groups of Catholic Action. Shortly before his death he saved the image of the Blessed Virgin del Vilar, patroness of the town of Blanes, from destruction at great risk to his own life. 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 counts him among the martyrs of this group as the young layman who rescued the image of the Virgin del Vilar at the risk of his life.
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
- 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
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 105 (2013), p. 489 - 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.