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
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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