He was beatified in Barcelona on 25 April 2010; Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone – on behalf of Pope Benedict XVI – presided over the beatification celebration.

[1] Soler embarked to the convent of Santa Madrona in Barcelona but was forced to leave in July 1835 following the secularization of the area and the spread of anti-clerical sentiment.

At this time he wanted to focus on the educational needs of the people and to do this sought the advice of Antonio Maria Claret who supported him in his work.

Along with several women who wanted to join this new order, Soler established the Capuchin Sisters of the Mother of the Divine Shepherd on 27 May 1850.

His order has since expanded to France and Latin American nations such as Costa Rica and in North America in places such as Cuba.

He was proclaimed to be Venerable on 22 December 2008 after Pope Benedict XVI recognized the fact that the late priest had lived a model life of heroic virtue deemed to have been exercised to a favorable degree.

[citation needed] He was beatified on 25 April 2010 in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar in Barcelona - Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone presided over the beatification on the behalf of the pope.