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Francis Solanus | |
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.jpg) St. Francisco Solano with a native of Tucuman (Anonymous, ca. 1588) (Notice his trademark violin on the ground by his right foot) | |
| Wonder Worker of the New World | |
| Born | 10 March 1549 Montilla, Córdoba, Spain |
| Died | 14 July 1610 Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 20 June 1675, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement X |
| Canonized | 27 December 1726, Rome, Papal States by Pope Benedict XIII |
| Major shrine | Monastery of San Francisco, Lima, Peru |
| Feast | 14 July (24 July traditionally in Hispanic Countries) |
| Attributes | Franciscan habit |
| Patronage | Argentina; Bolivia; Chile; Paraguay; Peru; also against earthquakes |
Francisco Solano y Jiménez (also known as Francis Solanus; 10 March 1549 – 14 July 1610) was a Spanish friar and missionary in South America, belonging to the Order of Friars Minor (the Franciscans), and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.