Julian of Cuenca


Julián
Bishop of Cuenca
Saint Julián of Cuenca - Eugenio Cajes.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
DioceseCuenca
SeeCuenca
Appointed1196
Term ended20 January 1208[1]
PredecessorJuan Yáñez
SuccessorPedro Laurencio
Orders
Ordination1166
ConsecrationJune 1196
by Martín López de Pisuerga
Personal details
Born
Julián

c. 1127
Died20 January 1208[1] (aged 80)
Cuenca, Crown of Castile
BuriedCuenca Cathedral
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsTauro
ProfessionBasket weaver
Sainthood
Feast day28 January
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Canonized18 October 1594
by Pope Clement VIII
Attributes
Patronage
  • Cuenca
  • Invoked for rain
  • Basket-weavers

Julián of Cuenca (c. 1127 – 28 January 1208), also known as Saint Julián, was a Spanish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Cuenca from 1196 until his death.[2] He also served as a professor and preacher in addition to being a simple hermit. He became a bishop after the Moors were driven from Cuenca and he made pastoral visits to the people in his diocese where he fed prisoners and provided grain for the poor farmers. But he never forgot his desire to live in solitude and made annual trips where he could best find silence before reemerging to resume his episcopal duties.[3][2]

His canonization was solemnized on 18 October 1594.[2]

  1. ^ a b Sainz Magaña, Elena. "San Julián de Cuenca". dbe.rah.es (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Saint Julian of Cuenca". Saints SQPN. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Julian of Cuenca, St". New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2017.