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Salvador of Horta
Christian saint
Salvador of HortaO.F.M.
Saint salvatore feast day of padre
(Catalan: Salvador d'Horta; Spanish: Salvador de Horta; Italian: Salvatore da Horta; December 1520 – 18 March 1567) was a Spanish Franciscanlay brother from the region of Catalonia in Spain, who was celebrated as a miracle worker during his lifetime.
He is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.
Life
He was born Salvador Pladevall i Bien some time during December 1520 in the hospital of Santa Coloma de Farners, located in the Catalan Province of Girona, where his parents worked as servants.[1] Orphaned at age 14, he moved with his sister Blasa to Barcelona, where he worked as a shoemaker to support them both.
When his sister had married, Pladevall felt free to follow a religious calling he had felt. He first entered the famed BenedictineAbbey of Santa Maria de Montserrat, near Barcelona, to explore monastic life. Apparently not feeling drawn there, and desiring a more humble wa