Rhoel Gallardo
Servant of God Rhoel Gallardo, CMF | |
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(1965-11-29)29 November 1965 Olongapo, Zambales, Philippines |
Died |
3 May 2000(2000-05-03) (aged 34) Basilan, Philippines |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Feast | 3 May |
Servant of God Rhoel Gallardo, C.M.F., (29 November 1965 – 3 May 2000) was a Roman Catholic Claretian missionary martyred in Basilan, the Philippines.
Death
He became a modern-day martyr on 3 May 2000[1] when he was murdered by Islamic separatists in Mindanao. Gallardo suffered three gunshot wounds at close range to his head, shoulder and back; the nails of his index finger and toes had been pulled out two or three days before he was shot.
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