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[[Image:Ernesto Cofino.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Dr. Ernesto Cofiño, Guatemalan pioneer in pediatrics]] |
[[Image:Ernesto Cofino.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Dr. Ernesto Cofiño, Guatemalan pioneer in pediatrics]] |
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'''Ernesto Cofiño''' (June 5, 1899 – October 17, 1991) was a Guatemalan physician. He was a [[Innovator|pioneer]] in pediatric research in [[Guatemala]]. He founded hospitals, was director of [[Caritas |
'''Ernesto Cofiño''' (June 5, 1899 – October 17, 1991) was a [[Catholic Church in Guatemala|Guatemalan Catholic]] physician. He was a [[Innovator|pioneer]] in pediatric research in [[Guatemala]]. He founded hospitals, was director of [[Caritas International|Caritas de Guatemala]], and promoted youth development. On December 14, 2023, [[Pope Francis]] approved Cofiño's practice of heroic virtues and declared him [[The Venerable|Venerable]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography of Ernesto Cofiño |url=https://www.causesanti.va/it/venerabili/ernesto-guglielmo-cofino-ubico.html |access-date=May 16, 2024 |website=Dicastero delle Cause dei Santi}}</ref> |
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==Life and works== |
==Life and works== |
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He was involved in several medical positions. |
He was involved in several medical positions. |
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*Sanatorio Antituberculoso Infantil in San Juan Sacatepéquez (Children's Antituberculosis Hospital) |
*Sanatorio Antituberculoso Infantil in San Juan Sacatepéquez (Children's Antituberculosis Hospital) - Founder (1942) |
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*Unidad Asistencial de San Juan (St. John Assistantial Unit) - Founder (1946) |
*Unidad Asistencial de San Juan (St. John Assistantial Unit) - Founder (1946) |
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*Centro Educativo Asistencial (formerly Hospicio Nacional) - Director from 1951 to 1955 |
*Centro Educativo Asistencial (formerly Hospicio Nacional) - Director from 1951 to 1955 |
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*Centro Educativo Técnico Laboral Kinal |
*Centro Educativo Técnico Laboral Kinal |
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He was also much involved in the movement to outlaw abortion |
He was also much involved in the movement to outlaw abortion, considered "one of the founders of the pro-life campaign" in Guatemala.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}} |
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In 1956 he requested admission to [[Opus Dei]]. Through this, he was said to have learned how to sanctify his work, "imbuing his exquisite social sensibility and his great professional sense with an urgent zeal for the rechristianization of society."{{ |
In 1956 he requested admission to [[Opus Dei]]. Through this, he was said to have learned how to sanctify his work, "imbuing his exquisite social sensibility and his great professional sense with an urgent zeal for the rechristianization of society."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biografía de Enesto Cofiño |url=https://opusdei.org/es-es/article/biografia-de-don-ernesto/ |access-date=May 16, 2024 |website=Venerable Ernesto Cofiño}}</ref> |
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When he was 80 years old, he was diagnosed with cancer in the jaw. He continued working until he finally succumbed to a resurgence of the cancer when he was 92. |
When he was 80 years old, he was diagnosed with cancer in the jaw. He continued working until he finally succumbed to a resurgence of the cancer when he was 92. |
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== Veneration == |
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Cofiño's cause for canonization was opened on July 31, 2000, nine years after his death. On December 14, 2023, [[Pope Francis]] approved Cofiño's practice of heroic virtues and declared him [[The Venerable|Venerable]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hagiography Circle (2023) |url=http://newsaints.faithweb.com/news_archives_2023.htm#119 |url-status= |access-date=May 16, 2024 |website=Hagiography Circle. An Online Resource on Contemporary Hagiography}}</ref> |
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==Sources and external links== |
==Sources and external links== |
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*[http://www.ernestocofino.org/ Ernestocofino.org] |
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*[http://en.romana.org/print.php?n=31&s=5.0&ID=3 Opening of Cause of Beatification] |
*[http://en.romana.org/print.php?n=31&s=5.0&ID=3 Opening of Cause of Beatification] |
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*[http://www.spn.org.gt/ Sociedad Protectora del Niño Website] |
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[[Category:Guatemalan pediatricians]] |
[[Category:Guatemalan pediatricians]] |
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[[Category:University of Paris alumni]] |
[[Category:University of Paris alumni]] |
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[[Category:Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala |
[[Category:Academic staff of Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala]] |
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[[Category:1991 deaths]] |
[[Category:1991 deaths]] |
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[[Category:1899 births]] |
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[[Category:20th-century surgeons]] |
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[[Category:Guatemalan expatriates in France]] |
[[Category:Guatemalan expatriates in France]] |
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[[Category:Venerated Catholics by Pope Francis]] |
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Latest revision as of 09:12, 21 October 2024
Ernesto Cofiño (June 5, 1899 – October 17, 1991) was a Guatemalan Catholic physician. He was a pioneer in pediatric research in Guatemala. He founded hospitals, was director of Caritas de Guatemala, and promoted youth development. On December 14, 2023, Pope Francis approved Cofiño's practice of heroic virtues and declared him Venerable.[1]
Life and works
[edit]Ernesto Guillermo Cofiño was born in Guatemala City on June 5, 1899. He married in 1933 Clemencia Samayoa Rubio, and raised five children. He lived as a widower for 25 years, helping raise 21 grandchildren.
In 1919, he started his studies at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sorbonne, France. In 1929 he graduated as a surgeon.
Cofiño was the first University Professor of Pediatrics in the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala medical school, where he taught for 24 years. He was a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the French Language Association of Pediatrics.
He was involved in several medical positions.
- Sanatorio Antituberculoso Infantil in San Juan Sacatepéquez (Children's Antituberculosis Hospital) - Founder (1942)
- Unidad Asistencial de San Juan (St. John Assistantial Unit) - Founder (1946)
- Centro Educativo Asistencial (formerly Hospicio Nacional) - Director from 1951 to 1955
- Sociedad Protectora del Niño (Society for the Protection of children) - Director (1940–1946)
- Lucha Nacional contra la Tuberculosis (National Fight against Tuberculosis) - Director (1945–1946)
- Asociación de Guarderías Infantiles de Bienestar Social - Interventor (1954)
- Caritas de Guatemala - Director for 3 years. Organized the distribution of food for 90,000 from the poor villages
- Instituto Interamericano del Niño (Interamerican Institute for the Child)- Guatemalan Delegate (1945–1955)
- Fundación para el Desarrollo Integral (FUDI), a help to the victims of the earthquake of 1971, now the organizer of Centro de Formación Rural Utz Samaj - Cofounder
In 1945, he founded together with others the Pediatric Association of Guatemala.
For the youth, he promoted the following:
- Centro Universitario Ciudad Vieja - First Rector (1958)
- Instituto Femenino de Estudios Superiores (IFES)
- Residencia de Estudiantes Verapaz
- Centro de Formación Profesional para la Mujer Junkabal
- Centro Educativo Técnico Laboral Kinal
He was also much involved in the movement to outlaw abortion, considered "one of the founders of the pro-life campaign" in Guatemala.[citation needed]
In 1956 he requested admission to Opus Dei. Through this, he was said to have learned how to sanctify his work, "imbuing his exquisite social sensibility and his great professional sense with an urgent zeal for the rechristianization of society."[2]
When he was 80 years old, he was diagnosed with cancer in the jaw. He continued working until he finally succumbed to a resurgence of the cancer when he was 92.
Veneration
[edit]Cofiño's cause for canonization was opened on July 31, 2000, nine years after his death. On December 14, 2023, Pope Francis approved Cofiño's practice of heroic virtues and declared him Venerable.[3]
Sources and external links
[edit]- ^ "Biography of Ernesto Cofiño". Dicastero delle Cause dei Santi. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ "Biografía de Enesto Cofiño". Venerable Ernesto Cofiño. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ "Hagiography Circle (2023)". Hagiography Circle. An Online Resource on Contemporary Hagiography. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
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