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| Born | Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra 5 November 1887 Abadiano, Vizcaya, Spain |
| Died | 23 May 1957 (aged 69) Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India |
Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra (1887–1957), [1] [2] religious name Zacarias of Saint Teresa, was a Discalced Carmelite priest.
Life
He was born on 5 November 1887 in Abadiano, Vizcaya, Spain to Bartholomew and Venancia Salterain-Bizkarra.
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.
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]
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.
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| Born | Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra 5 November 1887 Abadiano, Vizcaya, Spain |
| Died | 23 May 1957 (aged 69) Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India |
Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra (1887–1957), [1] [2] religious name Zacarias of Saint Teresa, was a Discalced Carmelite priest.
Life
He was born on 5 November 1887 in Abadiano, Vizcaya, Spain to Bartholomew and Venancia Salterain-Bizkarra.
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.
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]
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.
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