Blessed Manuel Gómez González was a Roman Catholic priest in Brazil. He was born on May 29 1877 in San José de Ribarteme, Pontevedra, Spain and died as a martyr on May 21 1924 in Feijão Miúdo, Três Passos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. We celebrate his feast day on May 21 every year in the Catholic Church.
Blessed Manuel Gómez González Biography |
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Date of Birth | May 29 1877 |
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Country/Place of Birth | San José de Ribarteme, Pontevedra, Spain |
Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Priests |
Profession | Priest |
Place of Work | Brazil |
Date of Death | May 21 1924 |
Place of Death | Feijão Miúdo, Três Passos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Feast Day | May 21 |
Beatification | Beatified by Pope Benedict XVI on October 21 2007 |
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Blessed’s Biography
Bl Manuel Gómez González was on May 29, 1877, in Spain. Priest in the diocese of Feredico Westphalen.
Later ordained priest in 1902 in the archdiocese of Braga, Portugal. Transferred to the diocese of Frederico Westphalen, Brazil in 1913.
Manuel was known as a concerned pastor to his flock, and for his social work in the region. Martyred with his altar boy, Blessed Adilo Daronche.
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