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Blessed Manuel Ruiz López

Also known as

Emmanuel Ruiz

10 July

Profile

Franciscan priest. Ordered by Druz Muslims to convert to Islam; he refused. One of the Martyrs of Damascus.

Born

5 May 1804 in San Martín de Ollas, Burgos, Spain

cut to pieces on 9-10 July 1860 in Damascus, Syria

2 May 1926 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom)

10 October 1926 by Pope Pius XI

Additional Information

books
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english

fonti in italiano
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Blessed Manuel Ruiz López“. CatholicSaints.Info. 6 October 2017. Web. 11 May 2021. <>