Manuel García Gil (14 March 1802 - 28 April 1881) was a Spanish Roman Catholic

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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

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and before that served as a professor in various Dominican houses.

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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. He studied for the priesthood at the seminary in

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and entered the Order of Preachers while he was still a deacon at their convent in Lugo in 1826. He was ordained to the priesthood on 10 March 1827 and following this served as a professor of theology in the Dominican convents of Lugo and Santiago de Compostela. He also served as a professor and master of studies in the Dominican convent in

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. In late 1853 he was appointed as the

and he received his episcopal consecration as a bishop in the

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in 1854. In 1858 he was made the Archbishop of Zaragoza and shortly afterwards participated in the

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named him a

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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Catholic Hierarchy
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