Francisco Coll Guitart
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Francisco Coll Guitart, OP (Catalan: Francesc Coll i Guitart;18 May 1812 – 2 April 1875) was a Spanish Catholic priest of the Order of Preachers and founder of the Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin.[2]
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Francisco Coll Guitart | |
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Priest | |
Born | (1812-05-18)18 May 1812 Gombrèn, Catalonia, Spain[1] |
Died | 2 April 1875(1875-04-02) (aged 62) Vic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 29 April 1979, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
Canonized | 11 October 2009, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI |
Feast | 2 April |
Attributes | Dominican habit |
Patronage | Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
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He was beatified on 29 April 1979 and canonized as a saint of the Catholic Church on 11 October 2009.