Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodriguez Santiago
Feast Day
13 July (2001 Martyrology); 4 May (Puerto Rico, based on the day of his baptism)
Born
22 November 1918 at Caguas, Puerto Rico
Died
13 July 1963 of cancer at Caguas, Puerto Rico
Beatified
29 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II; the miraculous cure of a patient’s non-Hodgkins malignant lymphoma in 1981 is attributed to him; his Cause is unique, being carried forward by the laity; first Puerto Rican blessed; first Caribbean layman blessed
Biography
Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodriguez Santiago was born on November 22, 1918, in Caguas, Puerto Rico. He was the second of five children to Manuel Baudilio Rodriguez and Herminia Santiago. Growing up in a devout Catholic family, Carlos was deeply influenced by his pious upbringing. His sister became a Carmelite nun, while one of his brothers became the first Puerto Rican abbot as a Benedictine monk.
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