Blessed Manuel Gómez González was born on May 29, 1877 in San José de Ribarteme, Pontevedra, Spain. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of Braga, Portugal in 1902. In 1913 he was transferred to the Diocese of Frederico Westphalen, Brazil. He was a pastor known for his social work in the region. He was martyred on May 21, 1924 in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil with one of his altar boys, Blessed Adilo Daronche. He was beatified on October 21, 2007 and awaits canonization.
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