Sebastián de Aparicio
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Sebastián de Aparicio y del Pardo (20 January 1502 – 25 February 1600) was a Spanish colonist in Mexico shortly after its conquest by Spain, who after a lifetime as a rancher and road builder entered the Order of Friars Minor as a lay brother. He spent the next 26 years of his long life as a beggar for the Order and died with a great reputation for holiness. He has been beatified by the Catholic Church.
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Widower, religious and confessor | |
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Born | 20 January 1502 A Gudiña, Ourense, Spain |
Died | 25 February 1600(1600-02-25) (aged 98) Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla, Mexico, New Spain |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Mexico and the Order of Friars Minor) |
Beatified | 17 May 1789 by Pope Pius VI |
Feast | 25 February |
Attributes | Oxcart with oxen |
Patronage | Transport industry (Mexico) |
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