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Álvaro Corcuera Martínez del Río (22 July 1957 – 30 June 2014) was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest. He was the former General Director of the Catholic Order of the Legion of Christ, serving since January 2005. On October 15, 2012 he went on sabbatical until the convocation of a general chapter; he had an advanced incurable brain tumor, which was undiagnosed at the time. ==Early life== Father Álvaro Corcuera Martínez del Río was born on July 22, 1957, in Mexico City. His parents are Pablo L. Corcuera García Pimentel and Ana Francisca Martínez del Río Fernández de Henestrosa de Corcuera.〔Cf. (Genealogy ).〕 He was baptized four days later at Christ the King and St. Monica Parish. Corcuera was among the founding class of students at the Legion of Christ’s Irish Institute (''Instituto Irlandés'') established in Mexico City. The prestigious private school now includes grades from preschool (or kindergarten) through grade 12. In 1969 at the age of 12, Álvaro traveled to Ireland along with a few other young students as part of the founding group of the Legion's Irish language academy, now called Dublin Oak. During his stay in Dublin, he had his first inklings of what he claimed was a priestly vocation. In 1981, recalling his stay in Dublin, Corcuera c wrote: “The novices’ example, along with the unforgettable experience of being close to the founder Father Marcial Maciel and the other priests living there at the time, had a decisive impact on me. The opportunity to serve the different priests’ masses and above all just to be near the founder helped me to see with great enthusiasm the possibility of having Jesus Christ so close and giving him to others all over the world.” On June 27th, 1971, Álvaro Corcuera became one of the founding members of the youth group of ECyD (''Experiences, Convictions and your Decisions'', formerly officially translated as "Education, Culture and Youth Development" although the original Spanish meant "education, culture and sports"). Later he became a member of Regnum Christi, the lay movement affiliated with the Legion. Among other activities that year, he participated in the course organized by the Legion in Reajo del Roble (Madrid, Spain). At that time, he first thought of becoming a consecrated layman in Regnum Christi. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Álvaro Corcuera」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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