Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago
Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodríguez Santiago, also known as "Blessed Charlie", was a Catholic catechist and liturgist who was beatified by Pope John Paul II on April 29, 2001. He is the first Puerto Rican and the first Caribbean-born layperson in history to be beatified.
Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago
Caguas cathedral "Dulce Nombre de Jesús" (Sweet Name of Jesus). On the facade an image of Blessed Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, whose relics rest in the cathedral.
Relics at the Cathedral of San Juan
Stained glass window depicting Carlos Manuel Rodríguez located at Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro. The church is located next to Academia del Perpetuo Socorro, where Carlos Manuel studied.
Catedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús (Caguas, Puerto Rico)
Cathedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús, or in English, Sweet Name of Jesus Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Catholic Church in Caguas, Puerto Rico. It is located on the Plaza Palmer in the center of town, and next to the Colegio Católico Notre Dame Elementary. There are only five cathedrals in Puerto Rico and Cathedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús is the seat of the Diocese of Caguas. The patron saint of the church, as well as that of the city, is the Dulce Nombre de Jesús.
Catedral Dulce Nombre de Jesús (Caguas, Puerto Rico)
Interior of the cathedral as of 2021.
Puerta Santa
