Faustino Pérez-Manglano Magro
Who they were
Faustino Pérez-Manglano Magro was born in Valencia, Spain, on 4 August 1946 and went to a school run by the Society of Mary (Marianists). In October 1959, during a retreat, he felt called to religious life among the Marianists, and he was a postulant of the Society when he died.
In February 1961 he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. He bore it with courage and cheerfulness, went on pilgrimage to Lourdes with the sick of Valencia, and died on Sunday 3 March 1963 in his mother's arms, aged sixteen.
The miracles
The Church has not yet approved a miracle in this cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A Spanish teenager whose faith, devotion to the Rosary and patience in a fatal illness were declared heroic.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis 104 (2012), pp. 512-514 - Decree on heroic virtues, 14 January 2011
- Wikidata Q3067484 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.