Zacarias of Saint Teresa
Venerable Zacarias of Saint Teresa O.C.D. | |
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Priest | |
Born | Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra 5 November 1887 Abadiano, Vizcaya, Spain |
Died | 23 May 1957 Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India | (aged 69)
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Major shrine | Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Manjummel |
Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra (1887–1957)[1][2] also known as Zacarias of Saint Teresa was a Discalced Carmelite priest.
Early life[]
He was born on 5 November 1887 in Abadiano, Vizcaya, Spain to Bartholomew and Venancia Salterain-Bizkarra.
Religious life[]
Zacharias was ordained a priest on 14 September 1912. He was a missionary to India, worked to spread Catholic culture and was also a writer.
Death[]
He died on 28 May 1957 at the Christian Medical College Hospital in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. He was buried in Mangalappuzha, but on 8 June 2000, his mortal remains were moved to the Immaculate Conception Church in Manjummel.[3]
Veneration[]
He was declared Venerable on 27 January 2014 by Pope Francis.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ "Zacarias Salterain Bizkarra | Anboto News". www.anboto.net (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ "A New Venerable for the Discalced Carmelite Order | Meditations from Carmel". www.meditationsfromcarmel.com. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ "A New Venerable for the Discalced Carmelite Order | Meditations from Carmel". www.meditationsfromcarmel.com. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
- ^ "Zacarias of Saint Teresa".
- ^ "Venerable Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra". CatholicSaints.Info. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
Categories:
- 20th-century Spanish Roman Catholic priests
- 20th-century venerated Christians
- Spanish venerated Catholics
- Venerated Carmelites
- 1957 deaths
- Spanish Roman Catholic missionaries
- 1887 births
- Venerated Catholics by Pope Francis