St Turibius of Mogroveio – Feast Day: March 23, April 27, February 19 – Saint of the Day

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St Turibius of Mogroveio Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date

Turibius of Mogroveio Profile. Born: 1538 AD in Spain, Europe. Worked in Spain. Died: 23 May 1606 AD in Santa, Peru. Feast Day is celebrated on March 23, April 27, February 19.
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Turibius of Mogroveio

Date of Birth 1538 AD
Country of Birth Spain of Europe
Matrimony/Holy Orders Saints who were Priests
Profession Lawyer, Professor of Law, Priest, Judge, Archbishop
Place of Work Spain
Date of Death 23 May 1606 AD
Place of Death Santa, Peru
Feast Day March 23, April 27, February 19
Beatification Beatified by Pope Innocent XI on 2 July 1679
Canonization Canonized by Pope Benedict XIII on 10 December 1726
Patron Saint of Peru
Lima, Peru
native rights
Latin American bishops

St Turibius of Mogroveio Biography

He was also known as:

  • Turibius of Lima
  • Turibius
  • Toribio Alfonso
  • Turribius Alphonsus
  • Turybiusz
  • Turibio

St Turibius of Mogroveio was born in 1538 at Mayorga de Campos, Leon, Spain. He was born to the nobility. He was a Lawyer and a Professor of law at Salamanca, Spain. Turibius was ordained a Priest in 1578 AD at the age of 40. He then was Judge of the Court of the Inquisition at Granada, Spain. He was also the Archbishop of Lima, Peru on 15 May 1579. St Turibius established the first seminary in the Western hemisphere and fought for the rights of the natives against the Spanish masters. He organized councils and synods in the New World.

St Turibius of Mogroveio


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