Blessed Juan de Palafox Mendoza

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• 1 October

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Ordained in 1629. Bishop of Tlaxcala, México on 3 October 1639. Bishop of Osma, Spain on 24 November 1653.

Born

• 24 June 1600 in Fitero, Navarra, Spain

Died

• 1 October 1659 in Osma, Soria, Spain of natural causes

Venerated

• 17 January 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of heroic virtues)

Beatified

• 5 June 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI
• recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of La Asunción, El Burgo de Osma, Spain by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Canonized

if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Juan, contact
   Rev. Ildefonso Moriones Zubillaga, OCD
   Diócesis de Osma
   C/ Mayor 52
   42300 Burgo de Osma (Soria), SPAIN

Additional Information

• Diocese of Osma-Soria
• Hagiography Circle

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Juan de Palafox Mendoza”. Saints.SQPN.com. 18 April 2012. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-juan-de-palafox-mendoza/>