Joan Roig i Diggle

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Roig and the second or maternal family name is Diggle; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Blessed

Joan Roig i Diggle
Martyr
Born(1917-05-12)12 May 1917
Barcelona, Spanish Kingdom
Died11 September 1936(1936-09-11) (aged 19)
Sant Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Second Spanish Republic
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified7 November 2020, Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain by Cardinal Juan José Omella i Omella
Feast11 September
PatronagePersecuted Christians, Catalonia

Joan Roig i Diggle[a] (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈan ˈrɔtʃ i ˈðiɡlə, -ɡəl]; 12 May 1917 – 11 September 1936) was a Spanish Roman Catholic and a member of the Federation of Young Christians of Catalonia [ca].[2][3][4] Roig did his education in Barcelona before he moved to complete it under the La Salle Brothers and Piarists in El Masnou. He hoped to pursue law during his schooling but had to do work in warehouses in order to support his father who lost his job due to a financial situation in his workplace. He delivered communion to the old and sick and was known for offering them comfort during dark times; this increased during the Spanish Civil War when it became uncertain as to the fate for priests and religious. Roig spoke out against communism which made him an opponent to the regime; he was arrested and killed soon after for his religious convictions.[3][4]

The beatification process for him launched in Barcelona in late 1998 that saw him named as a Servant of God. Pope Francis confirmed his beatification after determining that Roig had been killed in hatred for his faith; Roig was beatified in Barcelona in the Sagrada Família on 7 November 2020.[2]

  1. ^ ""God is with me": así murió el último catalán mártir bajo Companys, que mañana beatifican". Dolça Catalunya. 6 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Blessed Joan Roig i Diggle". Saints SQPN. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "General Postulator. The promulgation of the Decree on the Martyrdom of Joan Roig i Diggle passed". Scolopi Casa Generalizia. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Beato Giovanni Roig Diggle". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 7 November 2020.


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