Juan Bautista Rico
Juan Bautista Rico (religious name: Juan Bautista de la Concepción , born July 10, 1561 in Almodovar del Campo, Ciudad Real , Spain ; † February 14, 1618 in Cordova, Spain) was a Spanish religious reformer. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church .
Juan, who studied theology and philosophy, entered the Trinitarian order in 1580 and campaigned for a reform of the order. In 1599 his reform branch of the Discalced Trinitarians was approved. Rico founded several Trinitarian monasteries in Spain. He was known as a strict ascetic and worked as a spiritual writer. In 1975 Juan Bautista Rico was appointed by Pope Paul VI. canonized .
literature
- Karl Suso Frank : Trinitarians . In: Walter Kasper (Ed.): Lexicon for Theology and Church . 3. Edition. tape 10 . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2001, Sp. 238-239 .
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| SURNAME | Rico, Juan Bautista |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Juan Bautista de la Concepción (religious name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish founder and saint of the Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1561 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Almodovar del Campo, Ciudad Real , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1618 |
| Place of death | Cordova, Spain |