Francisco Palau
Priest
Francisco Palau y Quer, OCD was a Catalan Discalced Carmelite priest.
Growing up in the chaos of the Peninsular War in Spain, he followed both the life of a hermit and of a missionary preacher in the rural regions of Catalonia. Wikipedia
Born: December 29, 1811, Aitona, Spain
Died: March 20, 1872 (age 60 years), Tarragona, Spain
Parents: Josep Palau and Maria Antònia Quer
Organizations founded: Sisters Carmelite Missionaries, Sisters Carmelite Missionaries of Saint Teresa, Carmelite Missionaries, and more
Feast: November 7