Zacarias of Saint Teresa

Venerable
Zacarias of Saint Teresa, O.C.D.
Priest
Born Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra
(1887-11-05)5 November 1887
Abadiano, Vizcaya, Spain
Died 23 May 1957(1957-05-23) (aged 69)
Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India
Venerated in Catholic Church

Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra[1][2] also known as Zacarias of Saint Teresa was a Discalced Carmelites Priest.

Early life

He was born on 5 November 1887 in Abadiano, Vizcaya, Spain to Bartholomew and Venancia Salterain-Bizkarra.

Religious life

Zacharias was ordained a Priest on 14 September 1912. He was a missionary to India, worked to spread Catholic culture and he was a writer.

Death

He died on 28 May 1957 at the Christian Medical College Hospital in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. He was buried in Mangalappuzha, but later his mortal remains were moved to Immaculate Conception Church Manjummel on 8 June 2000.[3]

Veneration

He was declared The Venerable on 27 January 2014 by Pope Francis.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Zacarias Salterain Bizkarra | Anboto News". www.anboto.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  2. ↑ "A New Venerable for the Discalced Carmelite Order | Meditations from Carmel". www.meditationsfromcarmel.com. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  3. ↑ "A New Venerable for the Discalced Carmelite Order | Meditations from Carmel". www.meditationsfromcarmel.com. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  4. ↑ "Zacarias of Saint Teresa".
  5. ↑ "Venerable Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra". CatholicSaints.Info. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
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