Biography Leonardo Marin-Saavedra

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BIOGRAPHY OF LEONARDO MARIN-SAAVEDRA

Leonardo Marin-Saavedra (Leomas) was born on December 17, 1955, at 1:00 pm (afternoon), in the municipality of Puerto Nare, Department of Antioquia, Republic of Colombia (Continent America), while his biological father was doing a job replacement at the former company "Cementos Nare". He was solemnly baptized in the Roman Catholic Parish of San Pedro Claver in that town. Six months after his birth, his parents left the Antioquia region and he was registered in the Floridablanca Municipality, Department of Santander, Republic of Colombia (South America).

When his mother was born, she saw that he was a small baby, smiling, beautiful, and strong like a lion, who was surrounded by a beautiful garden and beautiful nard flowers of various colors that scented the space. These plantations were seen near leafy trees that surrounded the room in the place. That is why she called him Leonardo ("Lion among Nardo Flowers"). Legitimate son of the married couple, Francisco Antonio Marín-Aguilar (Marún-Morón) and Zoraida Saavedra-Silva. These children of immigrants arrived in South America in 1890 (from Europe and Canada) and 1900 (Africa and the Middle East). On December 7, 1965, he made his First Communion in the Roman Catholic Rite Cathedral of the City of Barrancabermeja, Department of Santander, Republic of Colombia. On July 5, 1975, he received the sacrament of Confirmation, in the Roman Catholic Rite Parish, in the city of Madrid, Cundinamarca, Republic of Colombia.

When he was 20 years old, after 3 years of preparation, he entered, by God's call, missionary vocation and voluntarily, the Anglo-Catholic English Missionary Order of 1515: "Missionary Monks of San Lorenzo." In a three-hour ceremony attended by Anglo-Catholic missionaries from England, she made her First Vow of Obedience (to God before men, rejecting dogmas and human whims), her Second Vow of Poverty (to live in simplicity and humility without seeking money, riches, privileges or interests that benefit her personality), and her Third Vow of Chastity (to only share her human and natural love with a loved one and to love eternally to the fullest and if God sends the perfect partner she will break this Vow).

On 15 January 1985, in Panama City (Republic of Panama, Central America), he received Minor Orders by the Most Reverend Wilfred Wood (Diocesan Bishop of Croydon, England), delegate of the Old Anglo-Catholic Movement 1515, to continue his ministry in the service of God and his Holy Church. On 20 February 1986, he was ordained Sub-Deacon by the Most Reverend Wilfred Wood (Diocesan Bishop of Croydon, England), delegate of the Old Anglo-Catholic Movement 1515, in Bogotá D.E., Republic of Colombia, South America. On 7 August 1987, he was ordained Deacon by Bishop Maurice McCormick (Vilatte Succession), delegate of the Old Anglo-Catholic Movement 1515, in Bogotá D.E., Republic of Colombia, South America. On December 7 and 8, 1988, he was ordained Priest by Bishop Joseph Philipenko (Orthodox Anglican Communion), delegated by the Old Anglo-Catholic Movement 1515, in Bogotá D.E., Republic of Colombia, South America.

On July 20, 1998, he was ratified in all his ministerial orders by Bishop Juan Bautista Garcia-Germain of Puerto Rico (authorized by Archbishop Louis W. Falk), of the Anglican Church in America of the United States, in the city of Medellin, Department of Antioquia, Republic of Colombia, South America. On December 17, 2000, he was elected as the first Bishop of the Americas Territories, by bishops delegated by the Old Anglo-Catholic Movement 1515, in Caracas D.C., Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, South America. 

On June 15, 2003, he was consecrated Episcopo as the first Bishop of the Americas, in the city of Huntington Beach, California, United States of North America (Participants: Archbishop Arthur David Seeland, Archbishop Jorge Enrique Rodriguez-Villa and Bishop Juan de Dios Correa-Salazar). On July 21, 2005, he was elevated to Archbishop Dignity by Bishops of the Old Anglo-Catholic Movement 1515 and Bishops of the Gallican Movement of Canada and France, in Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Leonardo Marín-Saavedra is a Canadian citizen and a Permanent Resident of the United States since 2000. According to the Roman Rite on December 25 (1948), his biological parents entered into holy matrimony in the Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the city of Barrancabermeja, Department of Santander, Republic of Colombia.

In London, England (United Kingdom), Leonardo was nominated for the dignity of Archbishop by the Independent Anglican Communion of Europe. On July 21 (2005), in New York (NY), United States, he was elevated to the dignity of Archbishop as universal priest of Jesus Christ and Melchizedek. The ceremony was performed by the Orthodox Anglican Communion of the United States, England, and Canada.

Marital status: Single (celibate forever). If he falls in love and God sends him a woman as a wife, Leonardo can break his vows of chastity and marry. The civil status of celibacy in any branch of Anglicanism is optional and is not for life. Every man or woman has the right to fully develop their sexuality freely without consulting the perverse inquisitor Sanhedrin.

Leonardo Marín-Saavedra holds a degree in Philosophy, a Bachelor's degree in Theology, a Bachelor's degree in Spanish Letters and Literature, a Doctorate in Philosophy, a Doctorate in Theology, a Doctorate in Divinity, a Bachelor's degree in Dramatic Art, and a Doctorate in Business Administration. Since 1980 he has had a degree in Communications and Information Technology. He has worked as a teacher at all levels, including university, for 25 consecutive years. His Excellency is a Spanish writer and classical playwright in civilian life.

Phrases by Leonardo Marin-Saavedra – These are some of his convictions:

«Three invisible things I love and respect: God, infinity, and friendship; Two situations I live and practice every day: Simplicity and humility; Two make my ability work: Elegance and exquisiteness; Two please and make my heart vibrate: Beauty and creativity; Two help me live happily: Wisdom and confidence; Two I look for every moment: Peace and equality among mortal human earthlings; Two bother my talent and my dreams: Mediocrity and ineptitude; Two tragic realities make my mortal condition sad: Poverty and inequality; Two sequences exalt my spirit: Love and service; One reality I carry within my soul: Fidelity. Three harmful customs I wish to disintegrate from planet Earth: The unjust imbalance in the distribution of financial wealth, armies (legal or illegal), and all weapons invented by heartless men.”

This is what he said when he turned 33:

"When there is peace, well-being, and equality in the world that saw me arrive, I will smile again."