Bienheureux Vincent Vilar David, martyr
Né en 1889, marié, industriel laïc, parce qu’il porta assistance à des religieux durant la persécution religieuse au cours de la guerre civile espagnole, et parce qu’il refusait d’apostasier, il fut massacré le 14 février 1937.
Bienheureux Vincent VILAR DAVID
Nom: VILAR DAVID
Prénom: Vincent (Vicente)
Pays: Espagne
Naissance: 28.06.1889 à Manises (Valence)
Mort: 14.02.1937
Etat: Laïc - Marié - Martyr du Groupe des 45
martyrs d'Espagne (1936-1939) 2
Note: Se marie en 1922 avec Isabel Rodes Rey. Industriel.
Béatification: 01.10.1995 à Rome par Jean
Paul II
Canonisation:
Fête: 14 février
Réf. dans l’Osservatore Romano: 1995 n.40 p.3-4
Réf. dans la Documentation Catholique: 1995 n.19
p.923-926
SOURCE : http://www.abbaye-saint-benoit.ch/hagiographie/fiches/f0375.htm
Bienheureux Vincent Vilar David
Martyr en Espagne (+ 1937)
Né en 1889, marié, industriel laïc ayant porté assistance à des religieux pendant la répression de la guerre civile en Espagne, béatifié avec les martyrs d'Espagne le 1er octobre 1995 à Rome par Jean-Paul II.
À Valence, également en Espagne, l’an 1937, le bienheureux Vincent Vilar David, martyr, qui, durant la persécution religieuse au cours de la guerre civile, reçut chez lui des prêtres et des religieuses et préféra la mort à l’apostasie.
Martyrologe romain
Blessed Vincenzo David Vilar, secular, during religious persecution housed the priests and religious in his home , and preferred to die rather than renounce the faith of Christ. John Paul II beatified him on October 1, 1995.
Roman Martyrology: At Valencia in Spain, blessed Vilar David Vincent, martyr, during the persecution of religion in his house welcomed the priests and religious and preferred to die rather than renounce his faith.
Even businessmen go to heaven. Especially if the conduct of their business and relationship with the workers manages to embody the social doctrine of the Church; they know and put in first place solidarity, justice and cooperation. A businessman came to the glory of the altars on October 1, 1995 is Vincenzo David Vilar.
Born June 28, 1889 in Spain, in the province of Valencia, the last of eight children of a deeply Christian family, owner of a ceramics factory that has now acquired international fame. Cheerful, outgoing, with a strong faith that is reflected in concrete works of charity, Vincent graduated in Industrial Engineering and after the premature death of his parents, along with three of his brothers in the conduct of the family and now stands out for the way in which the original heads. In this factory, relations were guided by a sense of justice and solidarity that can overcome conflict and division. Employees were treated as true friends, helping them when possible andandoli to find when they were sick.
After all, Vincent was not that other sow love at work as always is doing in the group of his friends and among the poor of the parish. What was going against it demonstrates the disputes and difficulties he would meet on his path, but could not back off one inch from his convictions and his commitment remained firm and clear, despite all the measures to taken for his workers In his commitment to the parish catechesis of young people in the various clubs and associations he directed. He did not pull back even before the administrative obligations that were proposed for seven years and was vice president of the Municipal Corporation of the city, leaving the example of a person of integrity who seeks the true good of his people.
For 33 years he was married to Isabella Rodes Reig, a woman who shared his ideals and his commitment and from that moment became the most valuable collaborator of his activities in the parish and his works of charity. On a cultural level he was involved in the foundation of the Patronato Parish Social Action for Catholic education of children is the way to challenge and counter the anti-action that the early thirties to the Spanish Government was implementing. At the outbreak of the revolution of 1936 anti-Vincent was a person too with a view and too involved to go unnoticed. And he was too bold.
He became the shadow of his pastor, to help and defend him until they will be murdered, in his house were welcomed priests and religious seeking to save their lives, continuing undeterred in his actions as ever despite the threats and the more or less explicit warnings. It was inevitable, therefore, that this very committed Christian and inconvenient man would be arrested. Before the Court, where he could deny his religious beliefs to save lives, he showed everything in one piece, happy and peaceful for how he lived so far and what has worked. He forgave his persecutors just a few moments before they shot him, February 14, 1937.
His employees closed the factory for three days as a sign of mourning and resisted all pressures of the authorities who wanted an immediate re-opening, because, they said, Vincent was not only a manager but a father to each of them. His beatification has raised a holy impresario, who probably would have earned the glory of the altars without martyrdom, however, that was the culmination of a life steeped in all justice, charity and faith courageously lived.
Biogrpahy Provided By: The Black Cordelias
SOURCE : http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=7709
Profile
Youngest of eight children. Educated by
the Piarists,
and studied engineering in Valencia, Spain. Married to
Isabel Rodes Reig, the main witness to his life and martyrdom,
and who died in 1993.
Spread a Christian outlook
and morality among his peers, and known for charity to
the poor.
He worked as an industrial engineer in
the family ceramics firm, and held several important municipal posts in which
he put the Church‘s
social teaching into practice. Always involved in parish activities
and Catholic youth
groups. Against the anti-religious
sentiment of 1930’s Spain,
he worked to save persecuted priests and religious.
As he was taken away to his martyrdom for
supporting his faith,
his wife said, “See you tomorrow!”, and he answered, “Until tomorrow or in
heaven!”. Those who’ve studied his case believe he had a cause for canonization based
solely on his life, not just his martyrdom.
Born
28 June 1889 at
Manises, Valencia, Spain
shot on 14
February 1937 in
Manises, Valencia, Spain
6 July 1993 by Pope John
Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
1
October 1995 by Pope John
Paul II
Additional Information
other sites in english
sitios en español
Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición
fonti in italiano
Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
MLA Citation
“Blessed Vicente Vilar David“. CatholicSaints.Info.
12 February 2017. Web. 13 May 2021.
<http://catholicsaints.info/blessed-vicente-vilar-david/>
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Saint of the Day –
14 February – Blessed Vicente Vilar David (1889-1937) Martyr
Posted on February
14, 2020
Saint of the Day – 14 February – Blessed Vicente Vilar
David (1889-1937) Martyr, Layman, Social reformer, Worker for Justice and
Peace, Apostle of Charity – born on 28 June 1889 in Manises, Spain and died on
14 February 1937 (aged 47) in Manises, by being shot to death.
Patronages – Manises, Persecuted Christians, Engineers. As
he was being taken away on the morning of 14 February 14, 1937, his wife called
out to him and said, “See you tomorrow.” Vicente replied, “Until
tomorrow or in heaven!” Minutes later he was shot to death.
The youngest of
eight children, Blessed Vicente was born to a ceramics manufacturer and his
wife on 28 June 1889, in Valencia, Spain. His
parents were devoted to their Catholic faith and their children received a good
Christian education. After attending a school run by the Piarist
Fathers, Blessed Vicente enrolled at a technical school and earned an
industrial engineer’s degree.
At the aged of 33, Blessed Vicente married a young
woman named Isabel (died 1993) and the two lived a model Christian life together.
Blessed Vicente became involved in his Parish, helping the Priests
however he could. He spread fundamental Christian morals among his
fellow colleagues and was known for his deep commitment to charitable works in
the name of the poor. He served as an industrial engineer in his
own ceramics farm that he had inherited and oversaw, with three of his
brothers, after the premature death of their parents. David also
held several important municipal positions where he put the social teachings of
the faith into full practice and was renowned for his deep commitment to
fundamental values and traditional principles. Youth organisations were also a forum for his work, as
well as a range of parishactivities.
He also took over
the management of his father’s ceramics factory. His
workers saw him, not only as their boss but also as a caring father.
He was concerned that they would be treated with the justice and dignity
to which all workers have a right.
In the summer of 1936, the Spanish Civil War was at
its peak in Valencia. ,,The persecution of Catholics and of the Church by the
governing regime was also very intense. Blessed Vicente, who had
been teaching at a ceramics trade school, was fired because of his Catholic
beliefs. He bravely continued to encourage other Catholics and to
give the Priests whatever support and help he could by protecting their
whereabouts and hiding them in his home.
On 14 February 1937, he was called to appear before a
tribunal and commanded to stop his activities on behalf of the Catholic
Church. Blessed Vicente replied that being a Catholic was his
greatest calling and he would not give up, even if it meant death.
He was immediately sentenced to be executed. He was permitted
to see his wife and encouraged her with words of faith and conviction.
He publicly forgave his persecutors and enemies. Then he was
shot to death on the very same day he was arrested.
The ceramics
factory workers were outraged. In protest at Blessed
Vicente’s execution, they went on strike for three days. They told
the socialist officials who tried to prevent their strike, “You have
robbed us of our employer and our father. Because he was prudent,
kind and concerned for our working conditions, we not only respected him, we
loved him.”
Blessed Vicente was Beatified on 1 October 1995 by St
Pope John Paul II. His death by violent hands was recognised as a
true Martyrdom for the faith.
Our faith applies
to every aspect of our lives. In our family and social life, our
time at school, our time spent working, we are called to put into practice the
values that Jesus taught in the Gospel.
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Saint of the day: Born June 28, 1889 at Manises,
Valencia, Spain, Blessed Vicente Vilar David was the youngest of eight
children. His father owned a ceramics factory. Educated by the Piarists, he
studied engineering in Valencia, Spain. He married Isabel Rodes Reig, a
young woman who shared his faith and youthful enthusiasm for putting that faith
into action and the main witness to his life and martyrdom; Isabel died in
1993. Vicente spread a Christian outlook and promoted an ethical perspective
among his peers. He was known for charity to the poor. After completing his
formal education with a degree in industrial engineering, Vicente and three of
his brothers took over the family business when his father passed away
prematurely. He was said to have been single-minded in incorporating the
principles of social justice in the supervision of his factory employees.
Employees were treated as members of a family; especially when they became ill
or infirm. They related to him more as a father than as an employer. He held
several important municipal posts in which he put the Church’s social teaching
into practice. Always involved in parish activities and Catholic youth groups,
he opposed the anti-religious sentiment of Spain in the 1930s and worked to
save persecuted priests and religious. As he was taken away to his martyrdom
for supporting his faith, his wife said, “See you tomorrow!”, and he answered,
“Until tomorrow or in heaven!”. Vicente’s beatification was the culmination of
a life committed to Catholic social teaching, works of charity, and a deep
faith courageously lived. Those who have studied his case believe he had a
cause for canonization based solely on his life of faith, not just his
martyrdom. He was beatified in 1995
.SOURCE : https://cacina.wordpress.com/2014/02/14/carry-the-gospel-with-you-1849/
BL. VICENTE VILAR
DAVID – “BEING CATHOLIC IS MY GREATEST CALLING, I WILL NOT GIVE UP, EVEN IF IT
MEANS DEATH”
16MAR
[On 14th
February], one of the Blesseds remembered by the Church is Blessed Vicente Vilar David. The
youngest of eight children, Blessed Vicente was born to a ceramics manufacturer
and his wife on June 28, 1889, in Valencia, Spain. His parents were devoted to
their Catholic faith, and their children received a good Christian education.
After attending a school run by the Piarist Fathers, Blessed Vicente enrolled
at a technical school and earned an industrial engineer’s degree.
Blessed Vicente married a young woman named Isabel and
the two lived a model Christian life together. Blessed Vicente became involved
in his parish, helping the priests however he could. He also took over the
management of his father’s ceramics factory. His workers saw him not only as
their boss, but also as a caring father. He was concerned that they would be
treated with the justice and dignity to which all workers have a right.
He got fired because of his Catholic beliefs
In the summer of 1936, the Spanish Civil War was at
its peak in Valencia. The persecution of Catholics and of the Church by the
governing regime was also very intense. Blessed Vicente, who had been teaching
at a ceramics trade school, was fired because of his Catholic beliefs. He
bravely continued to encourage other Catholics and to give the priests whatever
support and help he could. He would welcome priests and religious into his home
in order to save their lives.
On February 14, 1937, he was called to appear before a
tribunal and commanded to stop his activities on behalf of the Catholic Church.
Blessed Vicente replied that being a Catholic was his greatest calling and he
would not give up, even if it meant death. He was immediately sentenced to be
executed. He was permitted to see his wife and encouraged her with words of
faith and conviction. He publicly forgave his persecutors and enemies. Then he
was shot to death on the very same day he was arrested.
The ceramics factory workers were outraged. In protest
at Blessed Vicente’s execution, they went on strike for three days. They told
the socialist officials who tried to prevent their strike, “You have robbed us
of our employer and our father. Because he was prudent, kind, and concerned for
our working conditions, we not only respected him; we loved him.”
Blessed Vicente was beatified on October 1, 1995 by
Pope Saint John Paul II. His death by violent hands was recognised as a true
martyrdom for the faith. Our faith applies to every aspect of our lives. In our
family and social life, our time at school, our time spent working, we are
called to put into practice the values that Jesus taught in the Gospel.
– From: Spiritual Thought from Fr Chris (2/2016)
Beato Vincenzo Vilar David Padre di
famiglia, martire
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Manises, Spagna, 28 giugno 1889 – Valencia, Spagna, 14
febbraio 1937
Il beato spagnolo Vincenzo Vilar David, laico, durante
la persecuzione religiosa ospitò nella sua casa sacerdoti e religiose, e
preferì morire piuttosto che rinnegare la fede di Cristo. Giovanni Paolo II lo
beatificò il 1° ottobre 1995.
Martirologio Romano: A Valencia in Spagna, beato
Vincenzo Vilar David, martire, che durante la persecuzione contro la religione
accolse in casa sua sacerdoti e religiose e preferì morire piuttosto che
rinnegare la fede.
Anche gli impresari vanno in paradiso. Soprattutto se nella conduzione della loro azienda e nel rapporto con gli operai riescono ad incarnare la dottrina sociale della Chiesa e sanno mettere al primo posto la solidarietà, la giustizia e la collaborazione. Un imprenditore salito alla gloria degli altari il 1° ottobre 1995 è Vincenzo Vilar David.
Nasce il 28 giugno 1889 in Spagna, nella provincia di Valenza, ultimo degli otto figli di una famiglia profondamente cristiana, proprietaria di una fabbrica di ceramiche che ha ormai acquistato fama internazionale. Allegro, estroverso, con una fede robusta che si traduce in concrete opere di carità, Vincenzo si laurea in Ingegneria industriale e dopo la morte prematura dei genitori, insieme a tre dei suoi fratelli si tuffa nella conduzione dell’azienda di famiglia e subito si distingue per il modo originale con cui la dirige. Nella sua fabbrica i rapporti sono guidati da un senso di giustizia e di solidarietà che permettono di superare contrasti e divisioni. Tratta i suoi dipendenti come veri amici, aiutandoli quando può, andandoli a trovare quando sono malati.
In fondo, Vincenzo altro non fa che seminare amore in ambito lavorativo come da sempre sta facendo nel gruppo dei suoi amici e tra i poveri della parrocchia. Che stia andando controcorrente lo dimostrano le contestazioni e le difficoltà incontrare sul suo cammino, che tuttavia non riescono a farlo indietreggiare di un millimetro dalle sue convinzioni e dal suo impegno: fermo e sereno, nonostante tutto, nelle misure da adottare a favore dei suoi operai, nel suo impegno per la catechesi parrocchiale dei giovani, nei vari circoli ed associazioni cui aderisce o che dirige. Non si tira indietro neanche davanti agli impegni amministrativi che gli sono proposti, e per sette anni è vicepresidente della Corporazione Municipale della sua città, lasciando l’esempio di persona integerrima che cerca il vero bene della sua gente.
A 33 anni si sposa con Isabella Rodes Reig, una ragazza che condivide i suoi ideali e il suo impegno e che da quel momento diventa la più valida collaboratrice della sua attività in parrocchia e delle sue opere di carità. Sul piano culturale è impegnato nella fondazione del “Patronato Parrocchiale di Azione Sociale” per l’educazione cattolica dei ragazzi: è il suo modo per contestare e contrastare l’azione antireligiosa che dall’inizio degli anni Trenta il governo spagnolo sta attuando. Allo scoppio della rivoluzione antireligiosa del 1936 Vincenzo è dunque una persona troppo in vista e troppo impegnata per passare inosservato. Ed è anche troppo coraggioso.
Diventa l’ombra del suo parroco, per aiutarlo e difenderlo fino a quando questi verrà assassinato; accoglie nella sua casa sacerdoti e religiosi cercando di salvare loro la vita; continua imperterrito nelle sue azioni di sempre, nonostante le minacce ed i più o meno espliciti “avvertimenti”. Inevitabile, dunque, l’arresto di un cristiano così impegnato e scomodo. Davanti al Tribunale, dove avrebbe la possibilità di rinnegare le sue convinzioni religiose per aver salva la vita, si dimostra tutto d’un pezzo, contento e sereno per come finora è vissuto e per cosa ha operato. Perdona i suoi persecutori proprio pochi istanti prima che questi lo finiscano a fucilate, il 14 febbraio 1937.
I suoi dipendenti chiudono la fabbrica per tre giorni in segno di lutto e resistono a tutte le pressioni delle autorità che ne vorrebbero l’immediata riapertura, perché, dicono, Vincenzo non era solo un impresario, ma un padre per ciascuno di loro. La sua beatificazione ha esaltato un “impresario santo”, che probabilmente avrebbe meritato la gloria degli altari anche senza il martirio, che tuttavia diventa il coronamento di una vita tutta impregnata di giustizia, di carità e di fede coraggiosamente vissuta.
Autore: Gianpiero Pettiti
