St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo

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Feastday: March 23
Patron of Native rights; Latin American bishops; Peru
1538 - 1606

Bishop and defender of the rights of the native Indians in Peru, Born in Mayorga, Spain, he studied law and became a lawyer and then professor at Salamanca, receiving appointment-despite being a layman-as chief judge of the court of Inquisition at Granada under King Philip II of Spain. The king subsequently appointed him in 1580 to the post of archbishop of Lima, Peru. After receiving ordination and then consecration, he arrived in Peru in 1581 and soon demonstrated a deep zeal to reform the archdiocese and a determination to do all in his power to aid the poor and defend the rights of the Indians who were then suffering severely under Spanish occupation. He founded schools, churches, hospitals, and the first seminary in the New World. To assist his pastoral work among the Indians, he also mastered several Indian dialects. He was canonized in 1726.

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Joseph Mathew
1 month ago
St. Toribio, please pray for me to be more loving and considerate towards others.
Nigel Jose
2 months ago
St.Toribio,please pray that I can serve my divine master in everything I do.Help me to study well.Bless my parents,friends and everyone I come across.May we all love Jesus as you did.
Amen
Mona
2 months ago
Please pray for Jacob that he finds peace and the right path, for Michelle and Gwen that the doctors can help them and for all the cancer patients especially the children. Dear Lord, thank you for making me cancer free.
christopher
2 months ago
St.Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo
I ask you in faith till pray for me and my family and friends in heaven and earth or were ever they are God Bless us all
I pray in faith
Amen
Joseph Mathew
1 year ago
Dear St. Turibius, Please pray for me to be vigillant always against the machinations of evil.
christie
1 year ago
Dear St. Toribio, of Peru, pray for all indigenous peoples who suffer from the cruelty of rich nations who exploit their labour, minerals and lands. Help all those who are migrants and have crossed the seas in search of jobs. Amen
juan ramirez
1 year ago
hi my name is juan but my last name is toribio..i learn something new today that i have a saint that i didnt know before.anyways when i was reading his biography he did a lot of good things to help people from another country..
Jim Batt
1 year ago
Dear Gina, The post of Bishop used to be a secular one as well as religious. I would like to hear from you again sometime.
Gina Laidlaw Berger
2 years ago
How could the king appoint him as archbishop? Isn't that the job of the Pope?
Martin
2 years ago
The work ethic this saint displayed during his time on earth is truly inspiring. Makes all the tasks we do in our churches seem so small in comparison.

I for one will look to do more.

God bless all.
julia
2 years ago
thank you very much for helping me in my project especially about his life
[ unknown ]
2 years ago
this saint has helped me a lot with a lot of things through the good or the bad he has been there for. I know I can count on him for whatever
JUDY
3 years ago
THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING ME TO KNOW MY ANGEL
Noah Pardee
4 years ago
you really helped me learn about this saint. thank you!!!

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