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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