St. Francis Solano Biography
St. Francis Solano Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death. |
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| Date of Birth | March 10 1549 |
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| Country of Birth | Spain of Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Not Married |
| Profession | Missonary |
| Place of Work | Lima |
| Date of Death | July 14 1610 |
| Place of Death | Lima, Peru |
| Feast Day | July 14 |
| Beatification | Pope Clement X |
| Canonization | Pope Benedict XIII |
| Patron Saint of | Argentina, diocese of Añatuya Chile Paraguay Peru Argentina Bolivia |
Biography
Saint Francis Solano, child of Matthew Sanchez Solanus and Anna Ximenes, Andalusian nobles. Joined the Franciscans at age 20. Minister for a long time in southern Spain. Learner ace at Arifazza. Worked with plague unfortunate casualties in Granada in 1583; got the plague himself, yet recouped.
Evangelist to South America with Father Balthazar Navarro in 1589. After some time in Panama they took ship to travel south. The ship conveyed slaves, and Francis attempted to evanglize them. During a solid tempest, the ship steered into the rocks. The chief surrendered the ship and its slave freight to the stones, yet Francis stayed, immersing them just before the ship broke separated on the stones. Francis guarded his little rush together and for three days until assistance arrived.
He spent a mind-blowing remainder as a minister, going all through South America, yet particularly around Lima, Peru, working with the locals and Spanish settlers. Presumed to have changed over 9,000 locals during a solitary lesson. Learned numerous local dialects and vernaculars rapidly, and it is said that he lectured clans of various tongues in a single language and was comprehended by all. Could play the lute, and was known to play and sing before the special raised area. Noted healer. Custos of the Franciscan cloisters in Tucuman and Paraguay. Chosen gatekeeper of the Franciscan community in Lima. Anticipated both the decimation of Truxillo by a quake, and his own demise.
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