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Blessed Manuel Solórzano

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

12-Mar

Born

C.1905 in Suchitoto, Cuscatlán, El Salvador

Died

Shot around 5pm on Saturday 12 March 1977 on the road between Aguilares and El Paisnal, San Salvador, El Salvador

Beatified

22 January 2022 by Pope Francis

Venerated

21 February 2020 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Manuel Solórzano, also known as Manuel Solórzano and Eleuteria Antonia Guillén, was a devout Catholic layman who lived a faithful and dedicated life in the archdiocese of San Salvador, El Salvador. He was born around 1905 in the town of Suchitoto, located in the Cuscatlán department of El Salvador.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2022-01-22 by 22 January 2022 by Pope Francis

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