Canarian venerated by the Catholic Church
La Virgen de Candelaria, en Tenerife, Patrona de las Islas Canarias
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (popularly known as the Hermano Pedro ) is the first native of the Canary Islands to be canonized by the Catholic Church .
José de Anchieta (also called Padre Anchieta ) is the second native saint of the Canary Islands.
This is a list of saints and blesseds of the Catholic Church associated with the Canary Islands , today an archipelago part of Spain . In addition, the list includes the venerable and servants of God born or linked to the archipelago.
Mary, under the title Virgin of Candelaria , is the patron saint of the Canary Islands.[ 1] Under the title "Virgin of the Snow", she is the patroness of La Palma .
See also
References
^ "Virgen De Candelaria - Islas Canarias" . Mercaba.org. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2010 .
^ "Pedro de San José Betancurt, Santo" . Es.catholic.net . Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015 .
^ "José de Anchieta, Santo" . Es.catholic.net . Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015 .
^ Costa, SJ, Manuel G. da (1946). Inácio de Azevedo, o Homem e o Mártir da Civilização do Brasil . Braga (Portugal): Livraria Cruz. OCLC 2305684 .
^ a b 18 de Junio, beatificación de Fray Tomás Morales, segundo beato de Gran Canaria, Diocesis de Canarias, February 1, 2022
^ El padre Torres Padilla, cofundador de las Hermanas de la Cruz, más cerca de ser beato
^ Análisis iconográfico del retrato de sor María de Jesús "La Siervita de Dios"
^ Fray Juan de Jesús, camino de Santidad Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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