Inocencio de la Inmaculada
Inocencio de la Inmaculada (birth name: Manuel Canoura Arnau ; born March 10, 1887 in Cecilia Oro Valley , † October 9, 1934 in Turon) was a Spanish martyr . He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church .
Manuel Canoura Arnau entered the seminary of the Passionist Order at the age of 14 and accepted the name Inocencio de la Inmaculada . In 1920 he received in Mieres the priesthood . Inocencio worked primarily as a preacher and teacher in various centers of his order. In September 1934 he was transferred to Mieres. Inocencio was sentenced to death by a revolutionary committee during the uprisings of left militias in Asturias in Turon, where he confessed children in Christian schools at the request of the religious community .
He was by Pope John Paul II. In 1990 beatified and in 1999 canonized .
Individual proof
Web links
- Biography from the Vatican website accessed July 30, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Inocencio de la Inmaculada |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Canoura Arnau, Manuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish martyr and Roman Catholic saint |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cecilia Oro Valley |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 1934 |
| Place of death | Turon |