Cristóbal of Saint Catherine | |
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Born | Cristóbal López de Valladolid Orea 25 July 1638 Mérida, Badajoz, Habsburg Spain |
Died | 21 July 1690 Córdoba, Habsburg Spain | (aged 51)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 7 April 2013, Córdoba Cathedral, Spain by Cardinal Angelo Amato |
Feast | 21 July |
Cristóbal of Saint Catherine (25 July 1638 – 21 July 1690) – born Cristóbal López de Valladolid Orea – was a Roman Catholic Spanish priest and a professed member of the Third Order of Saint Francis.[1] He was the founder of the Franciscan Hospitallers of Jesus of Nazareth which paid careful attention to both religious and social needs of the faithful.[2]
He was beatified on 7 April 2013 in a celebration that Cardinal Angelo Amato presided over on the behalf of Pope Francis.