Blessed Francis Palau y Quer

Also known as: Francisco Palau y Quer
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
Beatified: 24 April 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Canonized: pending
Additional Information: Carmelite Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours
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