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Also known as

• Emmanuel Ruiz

Memorial

• 10 July

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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

Died

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

Venerated

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

Beatified

• 10 October 1926 by Pope Pius XI

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Manuel Ruiz López“. CatholicSaints.Info. 6 October 2017. Web. 18 October 2018. <>