Saint Miguel Febres Cordero Muñoz Biography
Saint Miguel Febres Cordero Muñoz Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | 7 November 1854 |
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| Country of Birth | Ecuador of South America |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Not Married |
| Profession | Missionary work |
| Place of Work | Ecuador |
| Date of Death | 9 February 1910 |
| Place of Death | Premia del Mar, Spain |
| Feast Day | February 9 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope Paul VI on 30 October 1977 |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pope John Paul II on 21 October 1984 |
| Patron Saint of | N/A |
St. Miguel Febres Cordero Muñoz Biography
St. Miguel Febres Cordero Muñoz was born to a prominent family where he had an unknown disability and could not stand. At age five, he received the vision of Our Lady. At age eight, he was miraculously protected from being hit by a wild bull.
He enrolled in school at age 9 which was run by the Christian Brothers, an order which had come to Ecuador recently. Miguel joined the Bothers on March 24, 1868, when he was of age 13.
He became a teacher at El Cebolar school a task he did for 32 years. Miguel was described as a gentle and dedicated teacher who wrote his own books the first being at the age of 17.
He was sent to Europe in 1905 to translate French texts to Spanish for use by an order. Miguel worked basically in Belgium but his health began to deteriorate in 1908 and then he was transferred to a school near Barcelona, Spain. He later died in 1910.
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