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Blessed Nicolás Tum Castro Quiatan
Blessed Nicolás Tum Castro Quiatan

Blessed Nicolás Tum Castro Quiatan

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

29-Sep

Born

1945 in Cholá, Uspantán, Guatemala

Died

29 September 1980 in Los Plátanos, Chicamán, Quiché, Guatemala

Beatified

23 April 2021 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated in Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala

Venerated

23 January 2020 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Nicolás Tum Castro Quiatan was a married layman of the Diocese of Quiché in Guatemala. He was born on April 9, 1945, in Cholá, Uspantán. Nicolás dedicated his life to serving the Church and was actively involved as a catechist, altar server, and acolyte.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified2021-04-23 by 23 April 2021 by Pope Francis; beatification recognition celebrated in Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala
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