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Photograph Of Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi Taken In 1949 Photographer Unknown

Photograph Of Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi Taken In 1949 Photographer Unknown

Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi

Also known as: Iwemmaduegbunam

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

20-Jan

Born

September 1903 in Igboezum, Aguleri, Nigeria as Iwemmaduegbunam

Died

20 January 1964 at the Royal Infirmary, Leicester, England; buried in the cemetery of Saint Bernard’s monastery; re-interred in the priest‘s cemetery, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Onitsha, Nigeria on 17 October 1986

Beatified

22 March 1998 by Pope John Paul II at Oba, Nigeria

Venerated

11 July 1995 by Pope John Paul II

Biography

Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, also known as Iwemmaduegbunam, was born in September 1903 in Igboezum, Aguleri, Nigeria. He was the son of Tabansi of Igboezunu-Aguleri and Ejikwevi of Nteje and was one of five children in the family. Despite his parents being non-Christian, they made the decision to send young Cyprian to live with and be educated by a Christian uncle.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1998-03-22 by 22 March 1998 by Pope John Paul II at Oba, Nigeria

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