St. Jaime Hilario Barbel - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Jaime Hilario Barbel - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Jaime Hilario Barbel, Roman Catholic Religious Brother and Martyr Convicted on 15 January 1937 of being a Christian brother. Two rounds of volley fire from a firing squad did not kill him, possibly because some of soldiers intentionally shot wide; their commander then murdered Jaime with five shots at close range. First of the 97 LaSalle Brothers killed in Catalunia, Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Feastday Jan 18

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