Manuel Lozano Garrido
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Blessed Manuel Lozano Garrido (9 August 1920–3 November 1971), nicknamed Lolo, was a Spanish journalist and author and is now recognised as blessed by the Roman Catholic Church
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Manuel Lozano Garrido was born in Linares, Spain in 1920. By 1936, when the Spanish Civil War
broke out, his father had died and he lived with his seven brothers and his sister. Manuel took on the task of distributing the Holy Eucharist among the villagers until he was arrested. At 22 he joined the army but still left every morning to go to Mass. He began suffering from spondylitis
and left the army due to ill health; by the following year he was completely paralysed.
Although Manuel lived the rest of his life in a wheelchair and in near-constant pain, he successfully pursued a career as a journalist, writing hundreds of articles for several publications. He also wrote nine books, which he dedicated to his sister Lucía. He maintained a fierce dedication to the Eucharist; he received permission from his bishop to have an altar in his house so he could go to Mass, and he placed his typewriter in front of the Eucharist when he worked.
In 1956 he founded the magazine Sinai for sick people. In 1958 he travelled with his sister to Lourdes
. In 1962 he lost his sight but continued his writing. He died in 1971 at the age of 51.
In December 2009 Pope Benedict XVI
authorised the recognition of a miracle (attributed to Manuel's intercession) in the cure of two-year-old Rogelio de Haro Sagra in 1972; the child had suffered from multiple organ failure due to Gram-negative sepsis
. Lozano Garrido was beatified in Linares on Saturday 12 June 2010. He is the first journalist to be beatified.
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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Manuel Lozano Garrido was born in Linares, Spain in 1920. By 1936, when the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
broke out, his father had died and he lived with his seven brothers and his sister. Manuel took on the task of distributing the Holy Eucharist among the villagers until he was arrested. At 22 he joined the army but still left every morning to go to Mass. He began suffering from spondylitis
Spondylitis
Spondylitis is an inflammation of the vertebra. It is a form of spondylopathy. In many cases, spondylitis involves one or more vertebral joint as well, which itself is called spondylarthritis.-Examples:...
and left the army due to ill health; by the following year he was completely paralysed.
Although Manuel lived the rest of his life in a wheelchair and in near-constant pain, he successfully pursued a career as a journalist, writing hundreds of articles for several publications. He also wrote nine books, which he dedicated to his sister Lucía. He maintained a fierce dedication to the Eucharist; he received permission from his bishop to have an altar in his house so he could go to Mass, and he placed his typewriter in front of the Eucharist when he worked.
In 1956 he founded the magazine Sinai for sick people. In 1958 he travelled with his sister to Lourdes
Lourdes
Lourdes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in south-western France.Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees, famous for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes occurred in 1858 to Bernadette Soubirous...
. In 1962 he lost his sight but continued his writing. He died in 1971 at the age of 51.
In December 2009 Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
authorised the recognition of a miracle (attributed to Manuel's intercession) in the cure of two-year-old Rogelio de Haro Sagra in 1972; the child had suffered from multiple organ failure due to Gram-negative sepsis
Sepsis
Sepsis is a potentially deadly medical condition that is characterized by a whole-body inflammatory state and the presence of a known or suspected infection. The body may develop this inflammatory response by the immune system to microbes in the blood, urine, lungs, skin, or other tissues...
. Lozano Garrido was beatified in Linares on Saturday 12 June 2010. He is the first journalist to be beatified.