Gregorio María Aguirre y García
Gregorio María Cardinal Aguirre y García OFM (born March 12, 1835 in Pola de Gordón , Spain , † October 10, 1913 in Toledo ) was Archbishop of Burgos and Toledo .
Life
Gregorio María Aguirre García entered the Franciscan order after finishing school and studied Catholic theology and philosophy in León . In 1860 he received the sacrament of ordination and then taught at various seminaries and universities in Spain and the Philippines .
In 1885 Pope Leo XIII appointed him . to the Bishop of Lugo . He was ordained bishop by Mariano Cardinal Rampolla del Tindaro . In 1894 Aguirre y García was appointed Archbishop of Burgos, and in 1899 also appointed Apostolic Administrator of Calahorra and La Calzada . Pope Pius X accepted Gregorio María Aguirre García in 1907 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Giovanni a Porta Latina in the College of Cardinals and appointed him two years later Archbishop of Toledo and Patriarch of the West Indies . In 1911 he sent him as a papal legate to the Eucharistic Congress in Madrid .
Gregorio María Aguirre García died on October 10, 1913 in Toledo and was buried in the local cathedral .
Honors
In 1910 he was awarded the Grand Cross with Collane of the Order of Charles III. excellent
Web links
- Aguirre García, OFM, Gregorio María. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed August 4, 2016.
- Entry on Gregorio María Aguirre y García on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on August 4, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aguirre y García, Gregorio María |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aguirre y García, Cardinal Gregorio María (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish cardinal and archbishop of Toledo |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pola de Gordón , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 10, 1913 |
| Place of death | Toledo |