17 January

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Fondazione Azione Cattolica Scuola di Santità
CATHOLIC ACTION SCHOOL OF SANCTITY FOUNDATION
FUNDACIÓN ACCIÓN CATÓLICA ESCUELA DE SANTIDAD
Pio XI

Francis of Paula Castelló y Aléu

Spain
Blessed
19 April 1914, Alicante (Spain) - 29 September 1936, Lérida (Spain)
Liturgical memory 29 September
Date of beatification 11 March 2001
Secular Chemical
Diocese Lleida
In AC After graduating, he enrolled at the University of Oviedo and attended Catholic youth groups in the city, in particular the "Federation of Christian Youth of Catalonia", a branch of Spanish Catholic Action.
From the homily of John Paul II

«No less edifying was the testimony of the other martyrs, such as that of the young Francisco Aleu, aged twenty-two, a chemist by profession and member of Catholic Action, who, aware of the gravity of the moment, did not want to hide, but to offer his youth in sacrifice of love towards God and brothers, leaving us three letters, an example of strength, generosity, serenity and joy, written a few moments before his death to his sisters, his spiritual director and his fiancée. How many examples of Christian serenity and hope!»

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