Father Ezechiele Ramin MCCJ (Padua, Italy, 9 February 1953 - Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil, 24 July 1985), familiarly known as "Lele" in Italy and "Ezequiel" in Brazil, was an Italian Comboni missionary and artist who was described as a martyr of charity by Pope John Paul II after his murder in Brazil while defending the rights of the farmers and the Suruí natives of the Rondônia area against the local landowners.
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9 February 1953 Padova, Italy
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Died |
24 July 1985 (aged 32)
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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