Blessed Manuel Lozano Garrido (9 August 1920 – 3 November 1971) was a

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journalist and author. He was nicknamed "Lolo". On 12 June 2010 he was beatified. He remains as a patron of journalists.

Life

Manuel Lozano Garrido was born in Linares on 9 August 1920; he had seven brothers and one sister named Lucía. In 1936 when the

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broke out his father had died and he lived with his seven brothers and his sister."The history of Manuel Lozano Garrido 'Lolo' the first blessed journalist"
on ''Rome Reports''. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010. Manuel took on the task of distributing the

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among the villagers until he was arrested."Date Set for Beatification of Spanish Journalist"
at zenit.org. 22 February 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010. At the age of 22 he became a soldier but still left every morning to go to

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. He began suffering from

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and left his position as a soldier due to ill health;on the following year, he was paralysed in full. Although Manuel lived the rest of his life in a wheelchair and in near-constant pain, he successfully pursued a career as a journalist, writing hundreds of articles for several publications. He also wrote nine books,"Manuel Lozano Garrido"
at revolutionoflove.com. Retrieved 30 October 2010. which he dedicated to his sister Lucía. He maintained a fierce dedication to the Eucharist; he received permission from his local bishop to have an altar in his house so he could go to Mass, and he placed his typewriter in front of the Eucharist when he worked to place it under the protection and guidance of

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. In 1956 he founded the magazine "Sinai" for the sick people. In 1958 he travelled with his sister to

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. In 1962 he lost his sight but continued his writing. He died in 1971 at the age of 51.

Beatification

On 19 December 2009,

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authorized the recognition of a miracle attributed to Manuel's intercession in the cure of Rogelio de Haro Sagra (aged two) in 1972; the child had suffered from multiple organ failure due to

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. He was beatified in Linares on 12 June 2010. Archbishop

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presided over the celebration on the behalf of the pontiff. He is the first journalist to be beatified.

References

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