Saint Louis Bertran
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- Also known as
- Apostle of South America
- Memorial
- 9 October
- Profile
- Relative of Saint Vincent Ferrer.
Deeply religious from childhood.
Joined the Dominicans in 1544 at age 18.
Ordained in 1547 at age 21.
Preacher.
Master of novices for 30 years.
Worked with plague victims in 1557.
Friend of Saint Teresa of Avila, and helped her reform her order.
Missionary to Central and South America, and to the Caribbean for seven years; he went expecting to be a martyr.
Survived a poisoning attack by local shamans, and reported to have converted 15,000.
Prophet and miracle worker.
Ordered to return to Spain where he was assigned to train preachers.
- Born
- 1 January 1526 at Valencia, Spain
- Died
- 9 October 1581 of natural causes at Valencia, Spain
- Beatified
- 19 July 1608 by Pope Paul V
- Canonized
- 12 April 1671 by Pope Clement X
- Patronage
- Colombia
- Representation
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chalice surmounted by a serpent
extinguishing a fire
holding a chalice occupied by a serpent
holding a cross
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Google Directory
Kirken i Norge norwegian
New Catholic Dictionary
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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