Beras Rojas, Octavio Antonio b. November 16, 1906 d. December 1, 1990 Dominican Religious Figure. Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Born on November 16, 1906, in Seibo. He studied at the Seminary Santo Tomás de Aquino, in Santo Domingo and then at the Pontifical Gregorian University, in Rome. He was ordained on August 13, 1933, in Santo Domingo and from 1933 to 1945, he held various patoral functions in the Pastoral work in the archdiocese of Santo Domingo, such as secretary general of archdiocese, director of ecclesiastical bulletin and of weekly newspaper...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon) Catedral Primada de America, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
de Merino, Hernando Arturo b. 1833 d. 1906 Religious Politician. Born in Antonci, in the Croatian region of Istria, he was a Dominican Priest and orator of national life for higher education in Santo Domingo. In 1865, he became Propagator of the independence of the island of Santo Domingo and was appointed chairman of the House and President, serving 1880 to 1882. He became archbishop of Santo Domingo in 1885 and was the greatest figure of the Dominican clergy. Catedral Primada de America, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
b. 1810 d. 1884