Marcello Maruzzo and Luis Navarro

Dienstag, 23. Juli 1929

Marcello Maruzzo (23 July 1929 – 1 July 1981) – known in his religious order as Tullio – and his friend Luis Navarro (21 June 1950 – 1 July 1981) were Italian and Guatemalan respectively. Maruzzo was a professed priest from the Order of Friars Minor and Navarro was part of the Secular Franciscan Order. The two were missionaries in Guatemala dedicated to catechesis and evangelization among the local people. Their beatification received approval from Pope Francis and it was celebrated in Izabal, Guatemala on 27 October 2018.