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Luis Martín
1846Aug, 19

Luis Martín

Luis Martín, Spanish religious leader, 24th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906)
Luis Martín García (19 August 1846 – 18 April 1906) was a Spanish Jesuit, elected the twenty-fourth Superior General of the Society of Jesus.

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