# Marcial Maciel

> Mexican priest and founder of the Legion of Christ (1920-2008)

**Wikidata**: [Q719825](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q719825)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcial_Maciel)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/marcial-maciel

## Summary

Marcial Maciel was born on March 10, 1920, in Michoacán [1][2][3] and held Mexican citizenship . He was educated at the Comillas Pontifical University  and became a member of the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi [4]. He died on January 30, 2008, in Jacksonville [5][1][2][3][6].


## References

1. [El Mundo](https://www.elmundo.es/suplementos/cronica/2010/746/1264892403.html)
2. BnF authorities
3. International Standard Name Identifier
4. Virtual International Authority File
5. [As Catholic order fought sex abuse claims, secret trusts devoted to it poured millions into American rental properties](https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/legion-of-christ-us-property-evictions-offshore/)
6. Integrated Authority File
7. Encyclopædia Britannica Online
8. [Source](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jigv4JIJ3tX_dFci0TXkzzDO6qDwD8UH07KO0)
9. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
10. [Source](https://gw.geneanet.org/turandot1?lang=es&n=maciel+degollado&p=marcial)
11. [Source](https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2022/02/23/25-years-later-legion-christ-sexual-abuse-victims-seek-reparations/)
12. [Source](https://www.reuters.com/article/world/mexican-catholic-leader-accused-of-sex-abuse-dies-idUSN31337603/)
13. [Source](https://doc-catho.la-croix.com/Urbi-et-Orbi/Documentation-catholique/Actes-du-pape/Le-pape-Francois-encourage-federation-Regnum-Christi-chemin-renouveau-2020-03-11-1201083397)
14. [Source](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1577304/The-Reverend-Marcial-Maciel.html)
15. [Source](https://www.theage.com.au/world/towering-church-figure-shrouded-in-sex-claims-20080206-ge6oxf.html)
16. [Source](https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kraj/kardynal-dziwisz-ukrywal-trudne-sprawy-przed-papiezem-moze-to-straszne-co-powiem/lh2hnqk)
17. [Source](https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2019/12/marcial-maciel-a-sexual-predator-protected-by-the-catholic-church-report/)
18. [Source](https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/legion-christ-acknowledge-founder-abused-seminarians)
19. Autoritats UB
20. LIBRIS. 2018