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Thomas Of Zumárraga
Thomas of Zumárraga and Lazcano (; 9 March 1577 – 12 September 1622) was a Spain, Spanish Dominican order, Dominican friar, Catholic Church, Catholic priesthood in the Catholic Church, priest, missionary, and martyrs of Japan, martyr of Japan. He was beatified in May 1867 by Pope Pius IX. Biography Thomas was born in Vitoria, in 1577. In 1594, he was professed in the Order of Preachers in Vitoria. After he entered the Convento de San Esteban, Salamanca, Convento de San Esteban de Salamanca, he received the name of Fray Tomás del Espíritu Santo (Brother Thomas of the Holy Spirit).El beato Tomás: un cuadro inédito de Zurbarán ''Hoy.es''. 12 de diciembre de 2010. Consultado el 1 de octubre de 2015. In 1601, he was sent to Mexico en route to the Philippines. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatification
Beatification (from Latin , "blessed" and , "to make") is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name. ''Beati'' is the plural form, referring to those who have undergone the process of beatification; they possess the title of "Blessed" () (abbreviation "Bl.") before their names and are often referred to in English as "a Blessed" or, plurally, "Blesseds". It is the third stage of the ordinary process of Canonization#Since 1983, official recognitions for Catholic saints: Servant of God, Venerable#Catholic, Venerable, Blessed, and Saint. History Local Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops had the power of beatifying until 1634, when Pope Urban VIII, in the apostolic constitution ''Cœlestis Jerusalem'' of 6 July, reserved the power of beatifying to the Holy See. Since the reforms of 1983, as a rule, (for non-martyred Venerables) one Miracle, miracle must ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
