Joseph Oriol


Joseph Oriol
Priest
Born23 November 1650
Barcelona, Crown of Aragon
Died23 March 1702(1702-03-23) (aged 51)
Barcelona, Crown of Aragon
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified5 September 1806, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius VII
Canonized20 May 1909, Saint Peter's Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Pius X
Major shrineSanta Maria del Pi, Spain
Feast23 March
AttributesPriest's cassock

Joseph Oriol (Catalan: Josep Oriol; Latin: Iosephus Oriol Barcelonensis) (23 November 1650 – 23 March 1702) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest now venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church who is called the "Thaumaturgus of Barcelona".

He was beatified under Pope Pius VII on 5 September 1808 and Pope Pius X later canonized him as a saint on 20 May 1909.


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