About Manuel García Gil
Lived 1802 – 1881 (aged 79). Manuel García Gil was a Spanish catholic priest, friar and catholic bishop.
Manuel García Gil (14 March 1802 - 28 April 1881) was a Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal and member from the Order of Preachers who served as the Archbishop of Zaragoza from 1858 until his death. He served prior to this as the Bishop of Badajoz and before that served as a professor in various Dominican houses. Pope Pius IX raised him to the cardinalate in 1877 as the Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio.
Life Manuel García Gil was born on 14 March 1802. and shortly afterwards participated in the First Vatican Council. Pope Pius IX named him a cardinal in the consistory of 12 March 1877 as the Cardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte Celio; he later participated in the 1878 conclave that elected Pope Leo XIII.
He died in Zaragoza on 28 April 1881 and was buried in the archdiocesan cathedral.
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Spanish cardinal (1802–1881)
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Manuel García Gil was born on 14 March 1802 in San Salvador de Camba.
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Manuel García Gil died on 28 April 1881 in Zaragoza.
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Manuel García Gil was a catholic priest, friar and catholic bishop.
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