Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodriguez Santiago
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
July 13
Born
November 22, 1918
Died
July 13, 1963
Beatified
29 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II
Religious Order
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.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Beatified2001-04-29 by 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
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