Emmanuel Domingo y Sol
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Emmanuel Domingo y Sol (born April 1, 1836 in Tortosa
, Tarragona
, Spain
, died January 25, 1909) was the founder of the Pontifical Spanish College in Rome
. As a young priest
he built a sports arena and a theater to provide a Christian
place for youth to play sports and to act. Pope John Paul II
beatified Emmanuel Domingo y Sol on March 29, 1987.
In 1883 he founded the Diocesan Labour Priests Brotherhood to support the sacerdotal vocations and Christian education of youth. They have houses in Washington, DC, (Sol Center) and other US locations.
Tortosa
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, Tarragona
Tarragona
Tarragona is a city located in the south of Catalonia on the north-east of Spain, by the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and the capital of the Catalan comarca Tarragonès. In the medieval and modern times it was the capital of the Vegueria of Tarragona...
, Spain
Spain
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, died January 25, 1909) was the founder of the Pontifical Spanish College in Rome
Rome
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. As a young priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
he built a sports arena and a theater to provide a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
place for youth to play sports and to act. Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
beatified Emmanuel Domingo y Sol on March 29, 1987.
In 1883 he founded the Diocesan Labour Priests Brotherhood to support the sacerdotal vocations and Christian education of youth. They have houses in Washington, DC, (Sol Center) and other US locations.