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José María Gran Cirera
Spanish priest, missionary and martyr From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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José María Gran Cirera[1] (born 27 April 1945 in Barcelona, died 4 June 1980 in Xeixojbitz, Quiché Department) was a Spanish Catholic priest serving in Guatemala, a missionary, member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, martyr, victim of the Guatemalan Civil War, and a Blessed of the Catholic Church.[2]
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Biography
He was born in 1945 in Barcelona.[1] In 1966, he joined the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. On 8 September 1969, he took his religious vows, and on 9 June 1972, he was ordained a priest in Valladolid.[1][3] In 1975, he embarked on a mission to Guatemala. By 1978, he became the parson in Chajul.[4]
On 4 June 1980, during the Guatemalan Civil War, he was arrested and executed by death squads.[4] On 23 January 2020, Pope Francis signed a decree recognizing his martyrdom, along with that of nine companions,[4] paving the way for their beatification, which took place on 23 April 2021.[5]
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