Rafael García Herreros
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Rafael García Herreros (Cúcuta
, 1909–Bogotá
, 1992). Eudist man in holy orders. He was Colombia
n. Founder of the Minuto de Dios
organization.
Rafael García Herreros born in Cúcuta January 17 of 1909, son of the Julio César García Herreros Orbegozo and of María Unda Pérez. In 1923, when he was 14 years old, he went to Catholic Seminary of Pamplona
, where he finished his studies in November 1927 .
In 1928 he was invited to be a member to Congregation of Jesus and Mary, founded by St. Juan Eudes; He became a member the February 7 of 1932. In the following years and until the 2000, García Herreros studied philosophy, Latín, Greek, English, science, ecclesiastical history, interpretation of the Bible, dogma, canonical, straight canonical, Hebrew, art, literature and others.
He is most famous because he started a daily show called "El Minuto de Dios
" which, at the beginning, was actually a one minute broadcast.
Cúcuta
Cúcuta is a Colombian city, capital of Norte de Santander, in the northeast of the country. Due to its proximity to the Colombian-Venezuelan border, Cúcuta is an important commercial center. The city has the constitutional category of Special District. It is located at the most active...
, 1909–Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, 1992). Eudist man in holy orders. He was Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n. Founder of the Minuto de Dios
Minuto de Dios
Minuto de Dios is a Colombian non-profit spirit organization of Catholic religious origin founded by Rafael García Herreros. In 1950, García Herreros initiated in Colombia a daily, minute-long radio program under the name The Minute of God. The program went on national television in 1955 and as...
organization.
Rafael García Herreros born in Cúcuta January 17 of 1909, son of the Julio César García Herreros Orbegozo and of María Unda Pérez. In 1923, when he was 14 years old, he went to Catholic Seminary of Pamplona
Pamplona, Colombia
Pamplona is a municipality and city in Norte de Santander, Colombia.-Colonization:Nueva Pamplona del Valle del Espíritu Santo, the name by which Don Pedro de Ursúa and Don Ortún Velasco de Velázquez paid tribute to the capital of the province of Navarre in Spain, was founded on 1 November 1549...
, where he finished his studies in November 1927 .
In 1928 he was invited to be a member to Congregation of Jesus and Mary, founded by St. Juan Eudes; He became a member the February 7 of 1932. In the following years and until the 2000, García Herreros studied philosophy, Latín, Greek, English, science, ecclesiastical history, interpretation of the Bible, dogma, canonical, straight canonical, Hebrew, art, literature and others.
He is most famous because he started a daily show called "El Minuto de Dios
Minuto de Dios
Minuto de Dios is a Colombian non-profit spirit organization of Catholic religious origin founded by Rafael García Herreros. In 1950, García Herreros initiated in Colombia a daily, minute-long radio program under the name The Minute of God. The program went on national television in 1955 and as...
" which, at the beginning, was actually a one minute broadcast.