Marilo Marb
A tiny secluded square in memory of Father Manuel
This tiny and secluded square in the town of Estepona, is dedicated to the memory of "Father Manuel", a pastor who 1st came to the town of Estepona, as a companion and secretary of the Bishop of the Diocese D. Balbinus Santos Olivera, back in the year 1939 and liked both the town and its people, with Pastor D. Fernando Segovia. Manuel Sanchez Ariza's father was born in a tiny village of Malaga, Cuevas de San Marcos, at the beginning of the century, became a priest at age 24 and during the years he was in Estepona, was the protector of the poor during his task pastoral.Organizó Catholic Action, created several schools opened happening Hospital Charity consulting physicians.
Later on the people asked for donations, put beds and brought nuns who were nursing tasks. The surgeons came from Malaga. He started an adult evening schools and a School-Seminar to study Magisterium which left masterpieces. In the year 1949 Benevolent Association created Sto. Cristo de la Vera-Cruz. Until his death in the year1988, did not leave even a single day to exercise his pastoral work, so the people of Estepona.
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