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The congregation of the White Fathers in Seville he has woken up with the sad loss of what was one of his great symbols. He father Isaac García has passed away on the last night of 2020 at the age of 73.
Born on April 23, 1947 in Arenillas de Ríopisuerga (Burgos), he has been a great religious, social and cultural reference in Seville in the last half century. He stood out, among many other things, for the Foundation from San José Theater School, the EdeTeatro association and the San Marcos Theater company, as well as the encouragement of many other groups of fans who have drawn from their initiatives from their passion for theater. Under his auspices, actors have been discovered who are today a reference in Spain and outside its borders, such as Paz Vega, Antonio Dechent, Manolo Caro or Ana Ruiz Domínguez, among others.
Second of three brothers, he was the only male in his family. His two sisters Luisa and Judith currently reside in the Basque Country. He arrived in Seville in 1972. For almost half a century he was a pillar of the San José de los Padres Blancos School, in Los Remedios, where he has spent 25 years, 19 as director, and in the parish of San Marcos, which he has commanded for 17 years and where he has developed countless activities. , without forgetting the care for the sick, the needy and its parish Caritas.
In 2014 he was transferred from the San José school, in the Los Remedios neighborhood and where he was linked for 42 years, to the San Víctor parish, in the Pilar neighborhood of Madrid, which he directed for a short time. Later, I return to Seville for medical reasons to reside in the San Marcos church, of which he was parish priest in previous stages. Since then, in this central neighborhood in the northern part of Seville, he lived with his Congregation of the Sacred Hearts.
It was also diocesan delegate of Media of the Archdiocese until June 2013, with the Archbishop Emeritus, Cardinal Amigo Vallejo, and with Archbishop Asenjo, who replaced him with Marcelino Manzano, in turn later relieved by Adrián Ríos. He was the director of the Canal Sur TV program, “Witnesses today,” which was founded by José María Javierre. On the other hand, he has directed the magazine RS21.
December 31st he celebrated his last mass normally in life, then he died suddenly at home. His former students, the cultural and religious sector of Seville already say goodbye to this reference who has left when the fateful 2020 died and 2021 arrived.
The next January 8, at 8:30 p.m., sand will celebrate his official response in the parish of the Sacred Hearts of the school of the White Fathers, in the neighborhood of Los Remedios.
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