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Memorial

• 29 July
• 22 September as one of the Martyred Salesians of Valencia, Catalunya, and Aragón

Profile

Joined the Salesians in 1890. Ordained in 1895. Secretary to Blessed Felipe Rinaldi for ten years. Director of the College of La Esmeralda in Sarria, Spain. Leader of the Salesians in Camaguey, Cuba in 1916. Salesian Provincial for Bolivia and Peru. Salesian Provincial in Barcelona and Valencia, Spain in 1925. Known not just for his administrative skills, but as a mentor and spiritual director for his brother Salesians. In the persecutions the Spanish Civil War, he was arrested while conducting a retreat in Valencia; the others there were imprisoned, but because he was a priest, Father José was sent out for immediate execution. Martyr.

Born

• 23 November 1872 in Azanuy, Huesca, Spain

Died

• shot on 29 July 1936 in Puente de San José, Valencia, Spain

Venerated

• 20 December 1999 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

MLA Citation

• “Blessed José Calasanz Marqués“. CatholicSaints.Info. 20 May 2022. Web. 30 April 2024. <>