Juan de Ribera
Juan de Riberia (born March 20, 1533 in Seville , Spain , † January 6, 1611 in Valencia , Spain) was Archbishop of Valencia . He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church .
Life
Juan, who studied at the University of Salamanca , was ordained a priest in 1557 . Pope Pius IV appointed him Bishop of Badajoz on May 27, 1562 . On April 30, 1568 he was named Patriarch of Antioch and on December 3 of the same year Archbishop of Valencia . The inauguration in Valencia took place on March 21 of the following year.
Juan convened several synods to implement the decisions of the Council of Trent . From 1602 he was also the Viceroy of Valencia.
He was saved on September 18, 1796 - and on June 12, 1960 by Pope John XXIII. canonized. His liturgical day of remembrance is celebrated in various Spanish dioceses on January 7th, 14th and 19th respectively as a mandatory day of remembrance , in the Archdiocese of Valencia as a festival .
Web links
- Juan de Ribera in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints
- Entry for Juan de Ribera on catholic-hierarchy.org
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Cristóbal de Rojas y Sandoval |
Bishop of Badajoz 1562–1568 |
Diego de Simancas |
| Fernando de Loaces |
Titular Patriarch of Antioch 1568–1611 |
Tommaso d'Avalos de Aragona |
| Fernando de Loaces |
Archbishop of Valencia 1569–1611 |
Isidoro-Aliaga |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ribera, Juan de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish clergyman, Archbishop of Valencia and saint |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1533 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seville , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 6, 1611 |
| Place of death | Valencia , Spain |