Yesterday, February 2, at plenary session of the Executive Council , a harsh winter in Navarra, Professor Miguel Lluch, born in Valencia in 1959, died a little by surprise. He was ordained a priest in August 1987 and became a member of the Prelature of Opus Dei. In 1981 he graduated from the University of Alicante with a degree in Geography and History at graduate . He joined the academic staff of the University of Navarra in 1988, after obtaining his doctorate in Theology. His brilliant thesis on 'The The Theology of Severinus Boethius', which was published shortly after (1990), opened the doors of European medievalism.

He moved to Belgium with a scholarship from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he graduated in medieval programs of study in 1991 and later obtained the doctorate in 'Histoire de la civilisation médiévale' (1994), with a work on 'El tratado escolástico sobre el Decálogo', which was published in French in Louvain-la Neuve, in one of the most prestigious collections of that academic center. 

In 1997 a new version of his doctoral thesis on Boethius appeared in Italian. Then came his invitations to the medieval weeks of programs of study at the University of Cologne, of which he was a regular, his membership in the Société Internationale pour l'Étude de la Philosophie Médiévale and his membership in numerous European associations, among them the Centro Internazionale di Studi Gioachimiti, dedicated to the analysis of the work of Joachim of Fiore.

For twelve years he parked the research of his specialization program to direct the high school of Anthropology and Ethics of the University of Navarra. His very busy courses on contemporary religious thought allowed him to dialogue with the most recent theological currents, especially with the European theology of the interwar period and in particular with the thought of Romano Guardini, one of the leading figures of the last century, and with the complex synthesis of Hans Urs von Balthasar.

His students remember him for his proximity, the liveliness of his explanations, the agility of his arguments and his aptitude to land, from the highest and most speculative questions, in the immediate problems of ordinary life. As a priest, his preaching was plain and simple, with a B ability to reach the hearts of his listeners. In everything he put a great passion, something typical of his Mediterranean character. His Valencian sense of humor, seasoned with fine irony, and his positive sense in all situations, enlivened the meetings and seminars of teachers. His friendship was sought after by all. May he rest in peace, such a good priest, colleague and friend.