Manuel González y García
| Blessed Bishop Manuel González y García | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Palencia | |
 c. 1910 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Palencia |
| See | Palencia |
| Installed | 5 August 1935 |
| Term ended | 4 January 1940 |
| Predecessor | Agustín Parrado y García |
| Successor | Francisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba |
| Other posts | Titular Bishop of Olympus (1915-1940) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
21 September 1901 by Marcelo Spinola y Maestre |
| Consecration |
16 January 1916 by Enrique Almaraz y Santos |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Manuel González y García |
| Born |
25 February 1877 Seville, Spain |
| Died |
4 January 1940 (aged 62) Palencia, Spain |
| Previous post |
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| Motto | Sustinui qui consolaretur ("Waited for comforters") |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 4 January |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Title as Saint | Blessed |
| Beatified |
29 April 2001 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Attributes |
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Blessed Manuel González y García (25 February 1877 - 4 January 1940) was a Spanish Roman Catholic who served as the Bishop of Palencia. He was also the founder of the Eucharistic Missionaries of Nazareth which is no longer an extant institution.
He was beatified in 2001.[1]
Biography
Manuel González y Garcia was born to Martin Gonzalez Lara and Antonia García on 25 February 1877 in Seville and had four brothers. Following his religious vocation, he enlisted in the seminary of Seville at the age of twelve for studies for the priesthood. He earned his doctorates in theology and canon law. He also travelled to Rome to commemorate a jubilee of Pope Leo XIII.
He received the subdiaconate in 1900 and also received the diaconate that same year. He was ordained to the priesthood on 21 September 1901 by the Archbishop of Seville Marcelo Spinola y Maestre - future Blessed. He celebrated his first mass on 29 September 1901.[2]
Pope Benedict XV appointed him to be the Auxiliary Bishop of Malaga and the Titular Bishop of Olympus on 6 December 1915. This led to his episcopal consecration on 16 January 1916. He was appointed as the Bishop of Malaga in 1920 and held the post until Pope Pius XI appointed him as the Bishop of Palencia in 1935.
He founded the Eucharistic Missionaries of Nazareth while in Palencia. He died in 1940 and was buried in Palencia.[3]
Beatification
The process of beatification started on 31 July 1981 in Spain to gather documentation needed for the cause. The compiled dossier, the Positio, documented his life of heroic virtue and was sent to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in 1991. This led to Pope John Paul II proclaiming him to be Venerable on 6 April 1998. The pope later signed a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to him on 29 December 1999, leading to his beatification on 29 April 2001.
Another miracle was alleged to have been attributed to his intercession and the process that investigated it was validated on 21 October 2011. It must receive papal approval before canonization.
References
- ↑ "Blessed Manuel Gonzalez Garcia". Saints SQPN. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ↑ "Blessed Manuel Gonzalez Garcia". Saints SQPN. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ↑ "Blessed Manuel Gonzalez Garcia". Saints SQPN. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2015.