John Vincent of Jesus and Mary (born Juan Vicente Zengotita-Bengoa Lasuen; 19 July 1862 – 27 February 1943) was a Spanish Carmelite priest, declared as venerable by the Catholic church. He was born in Berriz, Basque country on 19 July 1862.[1] He entered the Order of Discalced Carmelites. He arrived in Bombay on 7 December 1900, and went to Goa to venerate the relics of St. Francis Xavier. He studied English and Malayalam. He also wrote a book about the local language. He served in the Verapoly Archdiocese in Kerala for 17 years.[2] Fr. John Vincent returned to Spain in 1917. He died in 1943. The cause of his beatification was opened on 20 November 1950.[3][4] John Paul II elevated him to the status of Venerable on January 12, 1996.[5]
John Vincent of Jesus and Mary | |
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| Friar | |
| Born | Juan Vicente Zengotita-Bengoa Lasuen 19 July 1862 Berriz |
| Died | 27 February 1943 San Sebastián |
| Venerated in | Catholic church |
| Feast | 27 February |
References
edit- ^ "Venerable Juan Vicente of Jesus and Mary". October 29, 2013.
- ^ "St.Teresa's Monastery Catholic church Ernakulam (Kannamkunnathu Church) – Kochi,Kerala,India". stteresasmonastery.in.
- ^ "1943". newsaints.faithweb.com.
- ^ Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum (in Latin). Typis polyglottis vaticanis. January 1953. p. 120.
- ^ "» Who Triumphs". Archived from the original on 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
Further reading
edit- Fernandez de Mendiola, Domingo; Buckley, Michael. Servant of God: The Life and Apostolate of John Vincent, OCD. ISBN 9719175508.
- "Juan Vicente Zengotita Bengoa y Lasuen". dbe.rah.es (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia.