Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodriguez Santiago

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.