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BornZacarías Salterain-Bizkarra
(1887-11-05)5 November 1887
Abadiano, Vizcaya, Spain
Died23 May 1957(1957-05-23) (aged 69)
Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India

Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra (1887–1957),[1][2] religious name Zacarias of Saint Teresa, was a Discalced Carmelite priest.

Life

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

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Zacarias Salterain Bizkarra | Anboto News". www.anboto.net (in European 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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