
Blessed Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve
Feast Day
3-Oct
Born
16 February 1916 in Santo Domingo, Antioquia, Colombia
Died
Shot twice in the head on 3 October 1989 near Fortul, Arauca, Colombia
Beatified
8 September 2017 by Pope Francis; the beatification recognition was celebrated at the Parque Temático Las Malocas, Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia with Pope Francis as chief celebrant
Venerated
7 July 2017 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, also known as Father Jesús, was born on 16 February 1916 in Santo Domingo, Antioquia, Colombia. He was the son of Alberto Jaramillo, a craftsman, and Cecilia Monsalve, a housewife. At the tender age of one day, Jesús was baptized into the Catholic faith.
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