Blessed Francis Palau y Quer

Also known as

• Francisco Palau y Quer
• Francesc Palau Quer
• Francesc of Jesus, Mary, Joseph

Memorial

• 7 November

Profile

Joined the Carmelites in 1832. Ordained in 1836. Civil disorder forced him into exile. He returned to Spain in 1851 and founded his School of Virtue at Barcelona to teach catechism. For non-theological reasons, his school was suppressed and he was exiled to Ibiza from 1854 to 1860. Founded the Congregation of Carmelite Brothers and Congregation of Carmelite Sisters in 1860-1861 in the Balearic Islands. Preached popular missions and devotion to Our Lady.

Born

• 29 December 1811 at Aythona, Lerida, Spain

Died

• 20 March 1872 at Tarragona, Spain of natural causes

Venerated

• 10 November 1986 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)

Beatified

• 24 April 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Francis, contact
     Carmelitane Missionarie
     Via del Casaletto, 115
     00151 Roma, ITALY

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Carmelite Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours
• CarmelNet
• Hagiography Circle
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Francis Palau y Quer”. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 November 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-francis-palau-y-quer/>