Today we have a saint who was very well educated in the 1800s. Blessed Marcelo Spínola y Maestre was born on January 14, 1835 on the Isle of San Fernando Marcelo Rafael José María de los Dolores Hilario . He was educated at the University of Granada, University of Valencia, and University of Seville. His degrees were in civil and canon law. He graduated on June 29, 1856. He was a lawyer in Helva, Spain and worked for the poor for free. He was ordained on May 2, 1864 in Seville. He served as the Chaplain of the Church de la Merced, Sanlúcar de Barrameda from 1864 to 1869. Over the next twenty years he served as a canon, parish priest, titular bishop, auxiliary bishop, bishop, and archbishop. In 1885 he founded the Order of Slaves of the Divine Heart. He was the senator of the Spanish kingdom twice, 1891 to 1894 and then 1898 to his death in 1906. He was created a cardinal on December 11, 1905, but died before his formal installation. He is buried in the cathedral in Seville. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on March 29, 1987 in Vatican City.
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