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Blessed
Manuel Ruiz López OFM Cap
Catholic Priest, Martyr
Born5 May 1804
San Martín de Ollas, Burgos, Spain
DiedJuly 10, 1860(1860-07-10) (aged 56)
Damascus, Syria
Venerated inRoman Catholicism
Beatified10 October 1926 by Pope Pius XI
Feast10 July

Blessed Manuel Ruiz López, also known as Emmanuel Ruiz,[1][2][3] was a Franciscan priest and one of the Damascus Martyrs.

He was born in San Martín de Ollas, Burgos, Spain, on 5 May 1804.

Death

He was captured by Druz Muslims and forced to embrace Islam, which he refused and was killed by being cut into pieces in Damascus, Syria, on 10 July 1860.

Beatification

He was venerated by Pope Pius XI on 2 May 1926 as a martyr. He was Beatified by Pope Pius XI on 10 October 1926. The Feast is celebrated on 10 July.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Blessed Emmanuel Ruiz and Companions". Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  2. ^ "Blessed Emmanuel Ruiz and Companions". Franciscan Media. 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  3. ^ Online, Catholic. "Bl. Emmanuel Ruiz - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online". Catholic Online. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  4. ^ "CatholicSaints.Info  » Martyrs of Damascus". catholicsaints.info. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  5. ^ "Blessed Manuel Ruiz López". CatholicSaints.Info. 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2017-06-23.


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