August 16th

Blessed Gabriel Sanchís Mompó

Blessed · Common of Martyrs · Picassent, Valencia, Spain · d. 1936

In the town of Picassent in the region of Valencia, likewise in Spain, Blessed Gabriel (José María) Sanchís Mompó, religious of the Third Order of Saint Francis, Capuchin of the Blessed Sorrowful Virgin, and martyr, who passed to the Lord by the violence of the enemies of the Church.

Latin Original

In vico Picassent 1n pago Valentíno item in Hispánia, beáti Gabriélis (Ioséphi Maríz)) Sanchís Mompó, religiósi e Tértio Ordine Sancti Francísci Capulatórum a beáta Virgine Perdolénti et mártyris, qui v1 inimicórum Ecclesiae ad Dóminum migrávit.