Emmanuel Domingo y Sol
Emmanuel Domingo y Sol (born April 1, 1836 in Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain, died January 25, 1909) was the founder of the Pontifical Spanish College in Rome. As a young priest he built a sports arena and a theater to provide a Christian place for youth to play sports and to act. Pope John Paul II beatified Emmanuel Domingo y Sol on March 29, 1987.
In 1883 he founded the Diocesan Labour Priests Brotherhood to support the sacerdotal vocations and Christian education of youth. They have houses in Washington, DC, (Sol Center) and other US locations.
References
- Bunson, Matthew and Margaret Bunson; John Paul II's Book of Saints, 1999, 2007, Our Sunday Visitor, Huntington, IN
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