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Sant Salvador d'Horta

Horta de Sant Joan, Terra Alta, Tarragona

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Sant Salvador d'Horta

Historical milestone · Horta de Sant Joan, Terra Alta, Tarragona

The Catalan Franciscan Salvador Pladevall, known as Salvador de Horta, was born in December 1520 in Santa Coloma de Farners; he entered the convent of Barcelona in 1541 and spent twelve years, between 1547 and 1559, at the convent of Horta de Sant Joan, where he gained a reputation as a healer and miracle worker who attracted pilgrims without cease, to the point of embarrassing his own fellow friars and prompting his repeated transfers between convents. He died in Cagliari, Sardinia, on 18 March 1567, aged 46, after arriving at the convent of Santa María de Jesús in November 1565. He was beatified in 1606 by Paul V and canonised by Pius XI on 17 April 1938, taking the name of the place where he lived the years of his greatest fame.

1520-1567

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