Luis Navarro

Blessed

Luis Navarro

TOFS
Martyr
BornLuis Obdulio Arroyo Navarro
(1950-06-21)21 June 1950
Quiriguá, Los Amates, Izabal, Guatemala
Died1 July 1981(1981-07-01) (aged 31)
Quiriguá, Los Amates, Izabal, Guatemala
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified27 October 2018, Morales, Izabal, Guatemala by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu
Feast1 July

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]

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.

  1. ^ "Servants of God Tullio (Maruzzo) and Luis Obdulio Arroyo Navarro". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Padre Tullio Marcello Maruzzo" (PDF). Diocese of Vicenza. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Per conoscere P. Marcello Maruzzo (OFM) e Obdulio Navarro (OFS), Martiri Francescani in Guatemala". Calendario Francescano Secolare. July 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.