Cristobal of Saint Catherine


Cristóbal of Saint Catherine

BornCristóbal López de Valladolid Orea
25 July 1638
Mérida, Badajoz, Habsburg Spain
Died21 July 1690(1690-07-21) (aged 51)
Córdoba, Habsburg Spain
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified7 April 2013, Córdoba Cathedral, Spain by Cardinal Angelo Amato
Feast21 July

Cristóbal of Saint Catherine (25 July 1638 – 21 July 1690) – born Cristóbal López de Valladolid Orea – was a Roman Catholic Spanish priest and a professed member of the Third Order of Saint Francis.[1] He was the founder of the Franciscan Hospitallers of Jesus of Nazareth which paid careful attention to both religious and social needs of the faithful.[2]

He was beatified on 7 April 2013 in a celebration that Cardinal Angelo Amato presided over on the behalf of Pope Francis.

  1. ^ "Blessed Cristóbal López de Valladolid Orea". Saints SQPN. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Blessed Cristóbal of Saint Catherine". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 21 January 2017.