Zacarias of Saint Teresa


Zacarias of Saint Teresa

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

Life

Salterain-Bizkarra was born on 5 November 1887 in Abadiño, Spain, to Bartholomew and Venancia Salterain-Bizkarra. In 1904, he made his religious vows at the Discalced Carmelite convent of Larrea. He was ordained a priest in Rome on 14 September 1912 and was sent the as a missionary to India the same year,[3] where he worked until his death on 28 May 1957 at the Christian Medical College Hospital in Vellore. Zacarias of Saint Teresa was buried in Mangalappuzha. On 8 June 2000, his mortal remains were translated to the Immaculate Conception Church in Manjummel.[4]

He was declared venerable on 27 January 2014 by Pope Francis.[5][6]

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. Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  3. ^ https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/venerable-zacharias-of-st-theresa-5924
  4. ^ "A New Venerable for the Discalced Carmelite Order | Meditations from Carmel". www.meditationsfromcarmel.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  5. ^ "Zacarias of Saint Teresa".
  6. ^ "Venerable Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra". CatholicSaints.Info. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2017-07-23.