Dámaso is a Spanish masculine given name. The name is equivalent to that of

Pope Damasus I Pope Damasus I (; c. 305 – 11 December 384) was the bishop of Rome from October 366 to his death. He presided over the Council of Rome of 382 that determined the canon or official list of sacred scripture. He spoke out against major heresies ( ...

in English. The name also exists in Italian as Damaso, though it is uncommon.

People

Dámaso Alonso Dámaso Alonso y Fernández de las Redondas (22 October 1898 – 25 January 1990) was a Spanish poet, philologist and literary critic. Though a member of the Generation of '27, his best-known work dates from the 1940s onwards. Early life and ed ...

(1898–1990), Spanish poet * Dámaso Berenguer, 1st Count of Xauen (1873–1953), Spanish soldier and politician * Dámaso Blanco (born 1941), Venezuelan baseball third baseman * Dámaso Centeno (1850–1892), Argentine politician and orphanage founder * Dámaso Espino (born 1983), Panamanian baseball catcher *

Dámaso García Dámaso Domingo García Sánchez (7 February 1957 – 15 April 2020) was a Dominican professional baseball second baseman, best known for his time spent with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB), in the 1980s. García was orig ...

(1957–2020), Dominican baseball player * Dámaso González (1948–2017), Spanish bullfighter *

Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga (Montevideo, 9 December 1771 – Montevideo, 16 February 1848) was a Uruguayan priest, naturalist and botanist. He was one of those principally responsible for the founding of the National Library of Uruguay The ' ...

(1771–1848), Uruguayan priest, naturalist and botanist * Dámaso Marte (born 1975), Dominican

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

relief pitcher * Dámaso Pérez Prado (1916–1989), Cuban musician * Dámaso Rodríguez Martín "El Brujo" (1945–1991), Spanish serial killer * Dámaso Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer (1949–2009), Spanish jurist * Dámaso de Toro, Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1701 * Father Dámaso, a character in José Rizal's novel '' Noli Me Tangere''

Other

San Lorenzo in Damaso The Minor Basilica of St. Lawrence in Damaso (Basilica Minore di San Lorenzo in Damaso) or simply San Lorenzo in Damaso is a parish and titular church in central Rome, Italy that is dedicated to St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr. It is incorporated ...

, a basilica in Rome * Instituto Social Militar Dr. Dámaso Centeno, a

charity school Charity schools, sometimes called blue coat schools, or simply the Blue School, were significant in the history of education in England. They were built and maintained in various parishes by the voluntary contributions of the inhabitants to ...

in Buenos Aires * Mariano Dámaso Beraun District, one of six districts within the Peruvian province of Leoncio Prado *

Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga Catholic University of Uruguay (in Spanish: Universidad Católica del Uruguay, acronym UCU) is a private university in Uruguay opened in 1985 (from various previous Catholic teaching institutions). It was the only private university in the count ...

, a Jesuit university in Montevideo {{DEFAULTSORT:Damaso Spanish masculine given names