Valentí Serra de Manresa

Once he finished his years of religious instruction, he became priest on 31 May 1987 in the Capuchin convent of Arenys de Mar.

He was also editor from 1991 to 2013 of the Índice Histórico Español (Spanish Historical Index), which is a review about bibliographical critics, founded in 1953 by Jaume Vicens Vives and published by the "Centro de Estudios Históricos Internacionales" (Center of Historical International Studies).

He has made researches with a critical method about the institutional history of the Catalonia Capuchins from the beginning of the Bourbon dynasty (1700) until the outburst of the Spanish Civil War (1936); also about the Capuchin Clarisses since their foundation in Catalonia (1599) until the end of the Spanish Civil War (1939).

These researches are included in nine volumes of the Col·lectània Sant Pacià (Saint Pacian collection) that publishes the Theology Faculty of Catalonia.

He is currently making researches about the contribution of Catalan Capuchins to the Catalan popular and religious tradition: the representations of the birth of Jesus Christ and the popular devotions; the convents cuisine[2] and the medicinal plants;[3] the friars' horticulture and gardening[4] The rest of his works, contributions to collective works, prologues, scientific and popular articles and even, participation in congresses between 1982 and 2007 have been gathered in the book Bibliografia de fra Valentí Serra de Manresa, OFMCap.