Francis Solanus Saint

Saint Francis Solanus, O.F.M., (Spanish: Francisco Sánchez-Solano Jiménez) (10 March 1549 – 14 July 1610) was a Spanish friar and missionary in South America, belonging to the Order of Friars Minor (the Franciscans), and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.

Personal facts

Francis Solanus
Birth dateMarch 10, 1549
Birth place
Andalusia , Spain , Córdoba Andalusia , Montilla
Date of deathJuly 14, 1610
Place of death
Peru , Lima
TitleWonder Worker of the New World

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beatified by
Pope Clement X
beatified dateJune 20, 1675
canonized by
Pope Benedict XIII
canonized dateDecember 27, 1726
venerated in
Catholic Church

Francis Solanus on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.arzobispadodelima.org/santos/sfsolano/index.html
  2. http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/indexsnt.htm
  3. http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintf32.htm
  4. http://www.stthomasirondequoit.com/SaintsAlive/id296.htm