is unable to bear the weight of teaching the resurrection when he does not believe it is real. He falls further and further into a depression, which the townspeople see as a reflection of Christ in their local priest. When Manuel dies he chooses to do so in public in the center of the town, and the people see him as their "second Christ." Lazarus takes on Manuel's role until his own death. Angela moves out of town. However, she finishes her narration by positing that perhaps it was God's will all along that both Manuel and Lazarus believe themselves to be non-believers, since it helped them to do good in the world. Angela expresses the belief that right before Manuel and Lazarus died, "the blindfold might have fallen from their eyes." The final chapter explains that Manuel is being considered for beatification and that he is being held up as the ideal and exemplar priest. See also Generation of 1898 Spanish literature References External links English English Translation by Armand F. Baker Spanish Texto completo de la obra – Biblioteca Saavedra Fajardo Estudio paralingüístico de estudios filológicos San Manuel Bueno, mártir, ejecución de un proyecto totalitario La santidad de San Manuel Bueno, mártir Sobre San Manuel Bueno, mártir – La casa de los Malfenti nº 4 La novela "San Manuel Bueno, mártir" de Unamuno y la "Leyenda del Gran Inquisidor" de Dostoyevski Análisis contrapuntual de San Manuel Bueno, mártir La "meta-antrópica" unamuniana en San Manuel Bueno, mártir, a la luz de los símbolos naturales San Manuel Bueno, mártir: existencia, duda y fe Hoyle, Trilogía de Miguel de Unamuno: 'San Manuel Bueno, mártir y tres historias más' 1930 novels 20th-century Spanish novels Novellas Novels set in Spain Novels by Miguel de Unamuno