Josep Torras i Bages
Josep Torras i Bages | |
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Bishop Torras i Bages. | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Province | Tarragona |
| Diocese | Vic |
| See | Vic |
| Appointed | 10 December 1899 |
| Term ended | 7 February 1916 |
| Predecessor | Josep Morgades i Gili |
| Successor | Francisco Muñoz Izquierdo |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 23 December 1871 |
| Consecration | 10 December 1899 by Josep Morgades i Gili |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Josep Torras i Bages 12 September 1846 Les Cabanyes, Catalonia, Spain |
| Died | 7 February 1916 (aged 69) Vic, Catalonia, Spain |
| Buried | St. Peter's Cathedral, Vic |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Catholic bishop, apologetic writer. |
| Profession | Catholic bishop |
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| Motto | Pro Christo legatione fungimur (English: Ambassador on behalf of Christ) |
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| Sainthood | |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (especially in the sees of Catalonia) |
| Title as Saint | Venerable |
| Shrines | Tomb (St. Peter's Cathedral, Vic) |
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Josep Torras i Bages (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛp ˈtorəs]), born at Les Cabanyes, Alt Penedès, on 12 September 1846, died at Vic, Osona, on 7 February 1916, was a Catalan thinker, writer, and bishop. He was one of the main figures in the turn of the 20th century Catholic Catalan nationalism.