Blessed Manuel Gómez González

Memorial: 21 May
Profile: Ordained in 1902 in the archdiocese of Braga, Portugal. Transferred to the diocese of Frederico Westphalen, Brazil in 1913. Known as a concerned pastor to his flock, and for his social work in the region. Martyred with his altar boy, Blessed Adilo Daronche.
Born: 29 May 1877 in San José de Ribarteme, Pontevedra, Spain
Died: martyred on 21 May 1924 in Feijão Miúdo, Três Passos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Venerated: 16 December 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI
Beatified: 21 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
Canonized: pending; if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Manuel, contact:
   Paróquia e Santuário Nossa Senhora da Luz
   Av. Rocha Loires, 340
   C. P. 22, 99600-000 Nonoai– RS, BRAZIL
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