Ramon Strauch i Vidal
Servant of God Ramon Strauch i Vidal OFM | |
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| Bishop of Vic | |
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| Title as Saint | Servant of God |
Ramon Strauch i Vidal,
Bishop of Vic. He was killed in 1823 and his cause of canonization has commenced. The process started on 25 July 1933, and bestowed upon him the title of Servant of God.[1]
Biography
Ramon Strauch i Vidal was born to a Swiss soldier who served in Spain. He felt his religious vocation at the age of sixteen and entered a Franciscan convent. Vidal was made a professor in Mallorca in 1789 and remained there into the Peninsular War. He was an open liberal and was critical of the Cortes of Cádiz and his work. He was imprisoned because of this.
episcopal consecration in 1817. Conflict in Vic in 1821 forced him to leave for a brief period of time in Sant Boi de Lluçanès. Vidal was shot dead in 1823 and his corpse left on the road. It was not collected from the road for two days. In his diocese, he was hailed as a martyr
of the Christian faith.
Cause of beatification
He was hailed as a martyr and there were calls for the commencement of his cause of canonization. That commenced under Pope Pius XI on 25 July 1933, thereby proclaiming him to be a Servant of God.
References
- ^ "Bishop Ramon Strauch i Vidal". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
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