August 19th

Blessed Tomás Sitjar Fortiá

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

In the city of Gandía, in the same region of Spain, Blessed Tomás Sitjar Fortiá, priest of the Society of Jesus and martyr, who in the same persecution shed his blood for Christ.

Latin Original

In civitáte Gandía in eódem pago Hispániz, beáti Thome Sitjar Fortiá, presbyteri e Societáte Iesu et mártyris, qui in eádem persecutióne sánguinem pro Christo effüdit.