Blessed Bartholomew of Olmedo

Memorial

• 11 February

Profile

Mercedarian priest. The first missionary priest in Mexico, arriving in 1516, travelling with Cortés and working with the Aztecs.

Died

• November 1524 in Mexico
• buried in Santiago de Tlaltelolco

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Bartholomew of Olmedo“. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 February 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <>