⛪ Saint of the Day : February 7
⛪ Born :
14 September 1878 in Teruel, Spain
⛪ Died :
• Shot on 7 February 1939 at "Can Tretze" of Pont de Molins, Gerona, Spain
• Interred in the cathedral in Teruel, Spain
⛪ Beatified :
1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II
BL FELIPE RIPOLL MORATA, a priest of great faith and humility, as Vicar General. Born in Teruel, Spain, on 14 September 1878 into a poor but devout family, Fr Ripoll was professor and spiritual director at the seminary and later became rector. Bishop Polanco and Fr Ripoll shared the same deep faith and love of prayer. When Teruel was taken by the Republican Army in 1938, Bishop Polanco stood by his people, earning their esteem. He resisted when pressed to remove his signature from the Spanish Bishops' Collective Letter denouncing the Church's persecution, aware of what his fate would be. Fr. Ripoll joined him and they were imprisoned for 13 months. At the end of the war (1939) they were used as a shield by disbanded soldiers and shot in a gorge near Gerona. Their remains are preserved in Teruel cathedral.
Recognized as a martyr for the faith, he was beatified by Pope John Paul II 1 October 1995 year in a group of 45 martyrs of the Spanish Civil War .
Source : Wikipedia / EWTN
