José María of Manila

José María of Manila (Spanish: José María de Manila : 5 September 1880 – 17 August 1936) was a Filipino-born Spanish Catholic priest and friar of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. He was martyred in the early phase of the Spanish Civil War, and is the third Filipino to have been declared blessed by the Roman Catholic Church.


José María of Manila

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José María in the 1930s
Martyr
BornEugenio del Sanz-Orozco Mortera
5 September 1880
Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died17 August 1936(1936-08-17) (aged 55)
Madrid, Spain
Venerated inCatholic Church
Beatified13 October 2013, Tarragona,
Spain by Angelo Amato
Major shrineFilipino Saints Gallery, Manila Cathedral,
Philippines
Feast6 November
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