John Macías O.P. (Spanish San Juan Macias alt. sp Massias) (2 March 1585 Ribera del Fresno Extremadura Spain – September 16 1645 Lima Viceroyalty of Peru) was a Spanish-born Dominican laybrother who evangelized in Peru in 1620. He was canonized in 1975 by Pope Paul VI. His main image is located at the main altar of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Lima and is venerated by the local laity in Peru. A church was built in his honor in 1970 in San Luis Lima Peru.
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