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Jaime Hilario Barbal: By: Cyrel Ongue
Jaime Hilario Barbal: By: Cyrel Ongue
(Manuel Barbal Cosan) was born in Enviny (Lerida) on 2 January 1889. A hearing problem
prevented him from becoming a priest, so he sought admission to the Brothers of the Christian
Schools. He began his apostolate in 1918; despite difficulties he proved a good teacher, but as his
illness advanced he had to be content with working in the garden. After working in France for a
while, he returned to Spain and devoted himself to manual labour and to fostering vocations. He
was arrested at Mollerusa in December 1936 and interned on the prison ship Mahon.
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