Blessed Jose Rada
Friday, August 19, 2011
Blessed Martin de San Nicolas
Blessed Martin de San Nicolas
(+ Nagasaki, Japan, December 11, 1632)
 | ||||
| Bl. Martin with Bl. Melchior de San Agustin |
Fr. Fernando Cuenca
Fernando Cuenca
(1824-1902)
The “promoter of progress in Negros,” introduced hydraulic power in the sugar industry.
He further applied hydrotherapeutic treatment in his convent-cum-hospital in Talisay (Negros Occidental) to ill-stricken poor and rich alike from Negros, Iloilo and Manila, and confreres including Saint Ezekiel Moreno (1848-1906) who suffered from anemia after having being stricken with malaria in Palawan.
Source: Recollect Icons by Emmanuel A. Romanillos
Source: Recollect Icons by Emmanuel A. Romanillos
Fr. Pedro Corro
Pedro Corro
(1864-1934)
He was the first and last rector of Colegio de San José, was joined by his confreres who were former professors of the Vigan diocesan seminary.
In June 1896, the school opened to about a hundred students in Bacolod City. The first Recollect-owned school did not last long: two years later, it closed its portals owing to the Philippine Revolution and the Spanish-American War.
Source: Recollect Icons by Emmanuel A. Romanillos
Source: Recollect Icons by Emmanuel A. Romanillos
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)