Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz
Saint Ezequiel Moreno y Díaz | |
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| Bishop of Pinara, and Pasto, Colombia | |
| Born | 9 April 1848 Alfaro, Tarazona, Spain |
| Died | 19 August 1906 Montegudo, Navarra, Spain |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1 November 1975 by Pope Paul VI |
| Canonized | 11 October 1992, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 19 August |
| Patronage | cancer |
Ezequiel Moreno y Díaz, also Ezekiel Moreno y Diaz was born in the city of Alfaro, Spain on April 9, 1848 and died on August 19, 1906 because of the cancer of the palate. His parents are Felix Moreno and Maria Josefa Diaz. He was a Spanish priest who is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
He joined the Augustinian Recollects on 21 September 1864 at Montegudo, Navarra, and became the prior of his monastery. He was ordained at Manila, Philippines on 3 June 1871, and became a well-known missionary. He served as Vicar apostolic of Casanare and was named bishop of Pinara, Colombia on 23 October 1893. He became Bishop of Pasto, Colombia on 2 December 1893. He was noted for his generous charity to the faithful of his diocese.
Involvement in Colombian Politics
As most of the Colombian Catholic Church hierarchy, Ezequiel Moreno aligned himself with the Colombian Conservative Party. During the Thousand Days War, he used his writings and preaching sermons to attack the Colombian Liberal Party and to urge catholics to fight the liberals and to "defend their religion with Remingtons and machetes", promising automatic Absolution.[1]
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