Mariano de Jesús Euse Hoyos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMariano de Jesús Euse Hoyos
a Colombian Roman Catholic priest
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Place of Birth: Yarumal, Antioquia Department, Colombia
About Mariano de Jesús Euse Hoyos
- Blessed Mariano de Jesús Euse Hoyos (14 October 1854 - 13 July 1926) was a Colombian Roman Catholic priest ordained in 1872 for the Diocese of Santa Rosa de Osos.
- He worked in his parish as a staunch defender of the poor and of rural laborers - he himself came from rural origins - and encouraged popular devotions amongst the Colombian faithful.His beatification received the approval of Pope John Paul II who presided over the celebration on 9 April 2000.
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