11 September 2026
Bonaventura Gran, Saints Eugenia, Protus, and Hyacinth
Today, September 11th, we celebrate the feast day of Blessed Bonaventura Gran, religious, and of Saints Eugenia, Protus, and Hyacinth, martyrs.
Blessed Bonaventura Gran, religious
Miquel Baptista Gran Peris was born in Riudoms in 1620, into a humble family. At the age of eighteen he married, but became a widower after sixteen months. When he attempted to join the Franciscan Order and was rejected, he was not discouraged: «Your reverence does well to deny me the holy habit, for I recognize that I am unworthy of it, as well as useless for the duties of a lay brother, but after all, what God wills and has arranged must be done». Finally, he was admitted to the convent of Sant Miquel d'Escornalbou and professed as a lay friar in 1641, taking the name of Bonaventura.
He lived in various convents across Catalunya until 1658, when he was sent to Rome, where he worked to restore the original Franciscan austerity and spirit. With the support of Pope Alexander VII and other cardinals, he promoted a reform of the Reformed Friars Minor, known as the Holy Retreat (Riformella), which materialized in the foundation of four convents dedicated to a more austere and contemplative life.
He died in Rome in 1684 and was beatified in 1906. His remains were transferred to Riudoms in 1972, where they are venerated today.
Saint Eugenia, martyr
She is a martyr from the mid-3rd century. According to tradition, Eugenia was the daughter of Philip, prefect of Alexandria, and was educated in philosophy and literature. After discovering the Christian faith through the writings of Saint Paul, she decided to consecrate her life to Christ and, to avoid an unwanted marriage, fled home disguised as a man with her servants Protus and Hyacinth. Baptized and admitted into a male monastic community, she lived there with great virtue and was eventually elected abbot.
Falsely accused by a woman she had rejected, she revealed her identity during the trial presided over by her own father. Recognizing his daughter's innocence, Philip converted to Christianity. According to tradition, the family later moved to Rome, where Eugenia continued her evangelizing work until she was martyred. Her cult was widespread in antiquity.
Saints Protus and Hyacinth, martyrs
They were two Christian martyrs from Rome who died during the persecution of Emperor Valerian, probably in the year 258. Their tomb in the cemetery of Basilla, on the Via Salaria, was already venerated by the mid-4th century. According to a tradition recorded in a 5th-century Passio, they were brothers and had been eunuch servants of Saint Eugenia, with whom they converted to Christianity and went to Rome. Arrested for their faith, they refused to offer sacrifices to the gods and were executed.
Blessed Bonaventura Gran, religious
Miquel Baptista Gran Peris was born in Riudoms in 1620, into a humble family. At the age of eighteen he married, but became a widower after sixteen months. When he attempted to join the Franciscan Order and was rejected, he was not discouraged: «Your reverence does well to deny me the holy habit, for I recognize that I am unworthy of it, as well as useless for the duties of a lay brother, but after all, what God wills and has arranged must be done». Finally, he was admitted to the convent of Sant Miquel d'Escornalbou and professed as a lay friar in 1641, taking the name of Bonaventura.
He lived in various convents across Catalunya until 1658, when he was sent to Rome, where he worked to restore the original Franciscan austerity and spirit. With the support of Pope Alexander VII and other cardinals, he promoted a reform of the Reformed Friars Minor, known as the Holy Retreat (Riformella), which materialized in the foundation of four convents dedicated to a more austere and contemplative life.
He died in Rome in 1684 and was beatified in 1906. His remains were transferred to Riudoms in 1972, where they are venerated today.
Saint Eugenia, martyr
She is a martyr from the mid-3rd century. According to tradition, Eugenia was the daughter of Philip, prefect of Alexandria, and was educated in philosophy and literature. After discovering the Christian faith through the writings of Saint Paul, she decided to consecrate her life to Christ and, to avoid an unwanted marriage, fled home disguised as a man with her servants Protus and Hyacinth. Baptized and admitted into a male monastic community, she lived there with great virtue and was eventually elected abbot.
Falsely accused by a woman she had rejected, she revealed her identity during the trial presided over by her own father. Recognizing his daughter's innocence, Philip converted to Christianity. According to tradition, the family later moved to Rome, where Eugenia continued her evangelizing work until she was martyred. Her cult was widespread in antiquity.
Saints Protus and Hyacinth, martyrs
They were two Christian martyrs from Rome who died during the persecution of Emperor Valerian, probably in the year 258. Their tomb in the cemetery of Basilla, on the Via Salaria, was already venerated by the mid-4th century. According to a tradition recorded in a 5th-century Passio, they were brothers and had been eunuch servants of Saint Eugenia, with whom they converted to Christianity and went to Rome. Arrested for their faith, they refused to offer sacrifices to the gods and were executed.
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Blessed Bonaventura Gran, religious
Miquel Baptista Gran Peris was born in Riudoms in 1620, into a humble family. At the age of eighteen he married, but became a widower after sixteen months. When he attempted to join the Franciscan Order and was rejected, he was not discouraged: «Your reverence does well to deny me the holy habit, for I recognize that I am unworthy of it, as well as useless for the duties of a lay brother, but after all, what God wills and has arranged must be done». Finally, he was admitted to the convent of Sant Miquel d'Escornalbou and professed as a lay friar in 1641, taking the name of Bonaventura.
He lived in various convents across Catalunya until 1658, when he was sent to Rome, where he worked to restore the original Franciscan austerity and spirit. With the support of Pope Alexander VII and other cardinals, he promoted a reform of the Reformed Friars Minor, known as the Holy Retreat (Riformella), which materialized in the foundation of four convents dedicated to a more austere and contemplative life.
He died in Rome in 1684 and was beatified in 1906. His remains were transferred to Riudoms in 1972, where they are venerated today.
Saint Eugenia, martyr
She is a martyr from the mid-3rd century. According to tradition, Eugenia was the daughter of Philip, prefect of Alexandria, and was educated in philosophy and literature. After discovering the Christian faith through the writings of Saint Paul, she decided to consecrate her life to Christ and, to avoid an unwanted marriage, fled home disguised as a man with her servants Protus and Hyacinth. Baptized and admitted into a male monastic community, she lived there with great virtue and was eventually elected abbot.
Falsely accused by a woman she had rejected, she revealed her identity during the trial presided over by her own father. Recognizing his daughter's innocence, Philip converted to Christianity. According to tradition, the family later moved to Rome, where Eugenia continued her evangelizing work until she was martyred. Her cult was widespread in antiquity.
Saints Protus and Hyacinth, martyrs
They were two Christian martyrs from Rome who died during the persecution of Emperor Valerian, probably in the year 258. Their tomb in the cemetery of Basilla, on the Via Salaria, was already venerated by the mid-4th century. According to a tradition recorded in a 5th-century Passio, they were brothers and had been eunuch servants of Saint Eugenia, with whom they converted to Christianity and went to Rome. Arrested for their faith, they refused to offer sacrifices to the gods and were executed.
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