Luis Navarro
Guatemalan missionary and martyr / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luis Navarro, TOFS (21 June 1950 – 1 July 1981) was a Guatemalan Catholic missionary dedicated to catechesis and evangelization among the local people in Guatemala.[1][2] He was member of the Secular Franciscan Order.[3]
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Luis Navarro | |
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Born | Luis Obdulio Arroyo Navarro (1950-06-21)21 June 1950 Quiriguá, Los Amates, Izabal, Guatemala |
Died | 1 July 1981(1981-07-01) (aged 31) Quiriguá, Los Amates, Izabal, Guatemala |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 27 October 2018, Morales, Izabal, Guatemala by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu |
Feast | 1 July |
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Murdered in 1981, Navarro is venerated by Catholics and his beatification, approved by Pope Francis, was celebrated celebrated in Izabal, Guatemala, on 27 October 2018.