Francis Solanus

Tags: Saint.

Saint Francis Solanus O.F.M. (Spanish: Francisco Sánchez-Solano Jiménez) (10 March 1549 – 14 July 1610) was a Spanish friar and missionary in South America belonging to the Order of Friars Minor (the Franciscans) and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.

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beatified by

Pope Clement X

beatified date

1675-06-20

birth date

1549-03-10

birth place

Andalusia, Spain, Córdoba Andalusia, Montilla

canonized by

Pope Benedict XIII

canonized date

1726-12-27

death date

1610-07-14

death place

Peru, Lima

title

Wonder Worker of the New World

venerated in

Catholic Church