ill on the road. On 10 March 1872 he was taken to Tarragona, the last of his foundations, where the illness developed into pneumonia. He died there ten days later at 60 years of age, assisted by the Sisters he had founded and two other Discalced friars. With the opening of the cause for the beatification of Palau, on 13 December 1947, his remains were moved from the public cemetery in Tarragona to the chapel of the motherhouse of the Teresian Carmelite Missionaries whom he had founded. Francisco Palau was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 24 April 1988. His liturgical feast day is celebrated on November 7 by the Carmelite Order. Legacy After the Spanish Civil War that ended in 1939, the Carmelite Tertiary Brothers who survived were incorporated into the Discalced Carmelite friars. The Sisters are now flourishing in two autonomous congregations, both headquartered in Rome: the Teresian Carmelite Missionaries, who serve in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America; and the Carmelite Missionaries, who serve in some 40 countries around world. Quotes From Francisco Palau: « The voice of God leaves no emptiness in the soul, it fills her and does not doubt ». « The great work of God is cultivated within ». « I will go where the glory of God calls me ». Prayer through the intercession of the Blessed Francisco Palau "Lord God, you chose Blessed Francisco Palau to proclaim to the whole world the mystery of the Church. He spent his life in spreading the Gospel among his brothers and sisters and in fostering among them a vivid awareness of their membership in the mystical body of Christ. Grant Oh Lord, that the honor which your church confers on him may help to make all men and women one in God's people and through his intercession give us the special grace which we now ask. Amen". See also Discalced Carmelites Carmelite Rule of St. Albert Book of the First Monks Constitutions of the Carmelite Order Carmelites References External links Fr. Francisco Palau Y Quer Letter to his spiritual daughter Juana Gratias 1811 births 1872 deaths People from Segrià Discalced Carmelites Venerated Carmelites Roman Catholic priests from Catalonia 19th-century Spanish Roman Catholic priests Catholic exorcists Founders of Catholic religious communities People from Ibiza Deaths from pneumonia in Spain Burials in the Province of Tarragona Beatifications by Pope John Paul II Carmelite beatified people