Manés de Guzmán
Spanish Dominican friar
Feast: 18 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Caleruega in Castile in Spain, commemoration of Blessed Manés de Guzmán, priest, who was the brother of Saint Dominic, his collaborator in spreading the Order of Preachers and a wise counsellor of the nuns.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 30 July as the brother of Saint Dominic and his collaborator in spreading the Order of Preachers.
The cause
Manés de Guzmán has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Dominicans: Blessed Manes de Guzman.
Connected on this site
- Saint Dominic Saint Brother or sister
- Joan of Aza Blessed Mother, Parent“Manés de Guzmán.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 30 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q532119 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Manés de Guzmán (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.