2017-02-13


Also known as

Giovanni Battista della Concezione

Giovanni Garcia Xixon

John Baptist de la Concepción Garcia

Juan Bautista Rico

Juan Bautista de la Concepción

Juan García Gijón

Juan García Xixón

Juan Rico

Memorial

14 February

15 February (diocese of Ciudad Real, Spain and diocese of Córdoba, Spain)

Profile

Fifth of eight children born to Xixón and Isabel García Marcos López-Rico; three of his siblings entered religious orders. As a child he was so drawn to follow the example of the saints that he nearly starved himself and endangered his health trying to live an ascetic life. At the age of 15 he met Saint Teresa of Avila which left him with a fascination with the Carmelites. He studied with the Carmelites in Almodóvar, Spain, and then at seminaries in Baeza and Toledo. Juan joined he Trinitarians on 28 June 1580, and made his profession on 29 June 1581. Ordained to the priesthood in 1585. On 20 August 1599 he received approval from Pope Clement VIII to begin a reformation of the Trinitarians; he based his efforts on the example of Saint Teresa of Avila and the original Rule of the Order which required six hours of prayer a day. In addition to reforming existing houses, he founded more monasteries that followed this new, invigorated form. Prolific writer on theology.

Born

10 July 1561 in Almodóvar del Campo, Ciudad Real, Spain

Died

14 February 1613 in Córdoba, Spain of nephritis

Venerated

10 August 1760 by Pope Clement XIII (decree of heroic virtues)

Beatified

26 September 1819 by Pope Pius VII

Canonized

25 May 1975 by Pope Paul VI

Additional Information

books

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate

Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english

Hagiography Circle

Wikipedia

images

Wikimedia Commons

llocs web en català

Wikipedia

webseiten auf deutsch

Wikipedia

sitios en español

IntraText

Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

Mercaba

Wikipedia

sites en français

Wikipedia

siti in italiano

Santi e Beati

Totus Tuus

Wikipedia

MLA Citation

“Saint Juan García López-Rico“. CatholicSaints.Info. 12 February 2017. Web. 13 February 2017. <

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