SAINT
saint-victor-emilio-moscoso-cardenas
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Victor Emilio Moscoso y Cárdenas was an Ecuadorian Roman Catholic priest and professed member from the Jesuits. He served as a teacher in the COPEM college in Riobamba since 1892 and it was there that he was slain during the Liberal Revolution which had started in 1895. Moscoso was a noted philosopher and taught rhetoric and grammar to his students while serving as a professor; he also served as the college's rector from 1893 until his assassination.
feast Day
05-04
birth Date
1846-04-21
death Date
1897-05-04
canonization Status
venerable
feast Month
5
feast Day Of Month
4
