social sensibility and his great professional sense with an urgent zeal for the rechristianization of society." 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. Within the Catholic faith, he may be referred to as "Ernesto Cofiño, Servant of God". Sources and external links Ernestocofino.org Opening of Cause of Beatification Sociedad Protectora del Niño Website People from Guatemala City Opus Dei members Guatemalan anti-abortion activists Guatemalan surgeons Guatemalan pediatricians University of Paris alumni Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala faculty 1991 deaths 1899 births Guatemalan activists Guatemalan Roman Catholics Roman Catholic activists 20th-century surgeons Guatemalan expatriates in France