Saint ezekiel moreno biography
The life of saint ezekiel moreno.
Saint ezekiel moreno biography
Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz
Spanish Catholic friar
Saint Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz O.A.R. | |
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| Born | (1848-04-09)9 April 1848 Alfaro, La Rioja, Spain |
| Died | 19 August 1906(1906-08-19) (aged 58) Montegudo, Navarra, Spain |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1 November 1975 by Pope Paul VI[1] |
| Canonized | 11 October 1992[2], Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 19 August |
| Patronage | Cancer, Sto.
Niño De Molino Parish Church - Bacoor, Immaculate Conception Cathedral Parish - Puerto Princesa Palawan, Recoletos Community |
Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz, OAR was a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Pasto from 1895 to 1906.
He was a member of the Order of Augustinian Recollects and previously served as a missionary to the Philippines and as Vicar Apostolic of Casanare in Colombia.
Moreno was canonized in 1992 and is popularly invoked as the patron of cancer patients.