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Missionary Mariano Gazpio, declared venerable

Rome Reports-February 3, 2022-Reading time: < 1 minute
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The Pope has declared Mariano Gazpio Ezcurra from Navarre venerable for his heroic virtues. This Augustinian Recollect was a missionary in China from 1924 until 1952 when he was expelled by the communist government. He spoke Chinese perfectly and even the pagans called him "saint".


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