Manuel González García
Manuel González García (born February 25, 1877 in Seville , Spain , † January 4, 1940 in Madrid ) was a Spanish clergyman, bishop of Palencia and founder of the order. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
Manuel González García received on 21 September 1901 by the Archbishop of Seville , Marcelo Spinola y Maestre , the sacrament of Holy Orders .
Pope Benedict XV appointed him on December 6, 1915 titular bishop of Olympus and auxiliary bishop in Málaga . He was ordained episcopal on January 16 of the following year by the Archbishop of Seville, Cardinal Enrique Almaraz y Santos . Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Tui , Leopoldo Eijo y Garay , and the Prelate of Ciudad Real , Remigio Gandásegui y Gorrochátegui .
On April 22nd, 1920 he was appointed Bishop of Málaga . With the support of his sister Maria-Antonia, he founded the religious order of the Eucharistic Missionary Sisters of Nazareth ( Misioneras Eucarísticas de Nazaret ) on May 3, 1921 . Later he founded the men's community of Discípulos de San Juan and some other organizations dedicated to the veneration of Christ in the Eucharist . On August 5, 1935, Pope Pius XI appointed him . to the Bishop of Palencia .
Beatification and Canonization
In 1952, the beatification process was opened, which Pope John Paul II concluded with his beatification on April 29, 2001. In the process of canonization that followed, on March 3, 2016 , Pope Francis recognized a miracle attributed to his intercession. On June 20, 2016, the date was set for the canonization, which Pope Francis performed in Rome on October 16 of the same year.
His liturgical feast day is January 4th.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Promulgazione di Decreti della Congregazione delle Cause dei Santi. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 4, 2016, accessed June 21, 2016 (Italian).
- ^ Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico per il voto su alcune cause di Canonizzazione. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, June 20, 2016, accessed June 20, 2016 (Italian).
- ↑ Santa Messa con il Rito di Canonizzazione di 7 Beati. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, October 16, 2016, accessed October 16, 2016 (Italian).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Agustín Parrado y García |
Bishop of Palencia 1935–1940 |
Francisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba |
| Juan Muñoz y Herrera |
Bishop of Malaga 1920–1935 |
Balbino Santos Olvera |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | González García, Manuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish clergyman, Bishop of Palencia and founder of the order |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seville , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th January 1940 |
| Place of death | Madrid |