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Birth Name: Eraño de Guzman Manalo
Date of Birth: January 2, 1925
Place of Birth: New Manila (now Quezon City), San Juan, Rizal, Philippine Islands
Date of Death: August 31, 2009
Place of Death: Quezon City, Philippines
Ethnicity: Filipino [Tagalog]
Eraño Manalo was the second Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), from April 19, 1963 to August 31, 2009, his death. He was also known as Ka Erdy.
He was the son of Honorata de Guzmán and Iglesia ni Cristo founder Felix Manalo . He was married to Tenny Manalo (Cristina Arámbulo Villanueva), until his death. The couple had six children, including the third Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo, Eduardo V. Manalo .
Eraño’s paternal grandfather was Mariano Ysagun y Manalo/Villanueva (or Mariano Manalo/Villanueva Ysagun in Filipino, the son of Salvador Ysagun y de la Cruz, or Salvador de la Cruz Ysagun in Filipino). Mariano was born in Taguig, Metro Manila. It is not clear if Mariano’s mother was Dolores Manalo y Aquino, or Dolores Aquino Manalo in Filipino; or Teresa Villanueva. Salvador was the son of Ygnacio Ysagun and María de la Cruz.
Eraño’s paternal grandmother was Bonifacia Manalo y Cruz (or Bonifacia Cruz Manalo in Filipino, the daughter of Andrés Manalo y Torres, or Andrés Torres Manalo in Filipino, and of María Cruz). Bonifacia was born in Taguig, Metro Manila. Andrés was the son of Manuel Manalo y Pili, or Manuel Pili Manalo in Filipino, and of Cándida Torres.
Eraño’s maternal grandfather was named Rosendo de Guzmán (the son of Arsenio de Guzmán).
Sources: Genealogy of Eraño Manalo – http://www.geni.com
Family histories of Eraño Manalo – https://lahingpinoy.wordpress.com http://fil-gen-pro.blogspot.com