Marcello Maruzzo
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"Marcello Maruzzo and Luis Navarro" redirects here. For Luis Navarro, see Luis Navarro.
Marcello "Tullio" Maruzzo, OFM (23 July 1929 – 1 July 1981) was an Italian Catholic priest and missionary dedicated to catechesis and evangelization among the local people in Guatemala.[1][2] Maruzzo was a member of the Order of Friars Minor.
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Marcello Maruzzo | |
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Church | Roman Catholic Church |
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Ordination | 21 June 1953 by Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli |
Rank | Priest |
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Born | Marcello Rappo Maruzzo (1929-07-23)23 July 1929 Lapio di Arcugnano, Vicenza, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 1 July 1981(1981-07-01) (aged 51) Quiriguá, Los Amates, Izabal, Guatemala |
Nationality | Italian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Parents | Angelo Maruzzo Augusta Rappo |
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Feast day | 1 July |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 27 October 2018 Morales, Izabal, Guatemala by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu |
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Murdered in 1981 alongside Luis Navarro, Maruzzo is venerated by Catholics and his beatification received approval from Pope Francis and was celebrated in Izabal, Guatemala on 27 October 2018.