Global InformationMariano Mullerat i Soldevila information
Blessed Mariano Mullerat i Soldevila | |
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| Martyr | |
| Born | 24 March 1897 Santa Coloma de Queralt, Tarragona, Spain |
| Died | 13 August 1936 (aged 39) El Pla, Arbeca, Lleida, Spain |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 23 March 2019, Tarragona, Spain by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu |
| Feast | 13 August |
Mariano Mullerat i Soldevila (24 March 1897 - 13 August 1936) was a Spanish Roman Catholic doctor who also served as the mayor for Arbeca from 1924 until March 1930.[1][2] Mullerat studied medicine in Reus and Barcelona before he married in 1922 and settled with his wife in Arbeca where he pursued his private medical practice. He was a staunch Catholic traditionalist who defended Catholic dogma from liberalist interpretations and as a doctor provided free care for the poor and would even help them with their material needs.[2] In his tenure as mayor he helped organize religious solemnities and was also known to pursue those who made blasphemous claims and slander in public.[1]
The proclamation of a new republic in 1931 caused him concern since he attributed the rise of Francisco Franco as a bleak moment for Catholics across Spain. He knew over time his life would be targeted due to his strong Christian convictions as well as of those around him.[2] He continued his practice until he was removed from his home and killed just three miles out from Arbeca.[3]
The process for his beatification was initiated in Tarragona in 2003 and he became titled as a Servant of God. His beatification received approval on 7 November 2018 from Pope Francis who confirmed that he was killed "in odium fidei" (in hatred of the faith).[1][3] The beatification was celebrated in Tarragona on 23 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "La Congregación de la Causa de los Santos promulga el decreto de beatificación del Siervo de Dios Mariano Mullerat y Soldevila". Església de Tarragona. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tarragona. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Mariano Mullerat i Soldevila, Beato". Santoral. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Venerable Marià Mullerat Soldevila". Saints SQPN. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.