Francis Solanus


Francis Solanus

St. Francisco Solano with a native of Tucuman (Anonymous, ca. 1588) (Notice his trademark violin on the ground by his right foot)
Wonder Worker of the New World
Born10 March 1549
Montilla, Córdoba, Spain
Died14 July 1610
Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified20 June 1675, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement X
Canonized27 December 1726, Rome, Papal States by Pope Benedict XIII
Major shrineMonastery of San Francisco, Lima, Peru
Feast14 July (24 July traditionally in Hispanic Countries)
AttributesFranciscan habit
PatronageArgentina; Bolivia; Chile; Paraguay; Peru; also against earthquakes

Francisco Solano y Jiménez (also known as Francis Solanus; 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.