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Didacus of Alcalá (or the more familiar Spanish: Diego) also known as Diego de San Nicolás was a Spanish lay brother of the Order of Friars Minor who served as among the first group of missionaries to the newly conquered Canary Islands. He died at Alcalá de Henares on 12 November 1463 and is now honored by the Catholic Church as a saint.

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birth date
1400-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Kingdom of Seville, Crown of Castile, San Nicolás del Puerto
canonized by
Pope Sixtus V
death date
1463-11-12
death place
Alcalá de Henares, Crown of Castile, Kingdom of Toledo
major shrine
San Nicolás del Puerto, Province of Seville
title
Religious and missionary
venerated in
Ecclesiastical province, Franciscan, Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego

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