Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo

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Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo was a 16th-century Spanish-born archbishop and missionary in Peru, renowned for his defense of Indigenous peoples and his role in reforming and strengthening the Catholic Church in Latin America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
Roman Catholic archbishop
Roman Catholic bishop
Spanish person
human
missionary
advocatedFor rights of Indigenous peoples
appointedBy Pope Gregory XIII
beatificationDate 1679
beatifiedBy Pope Innocent XI NERFINISHED
birthDate 1538
birthPlace Kingdom of León
Mayorga
Spain
canonizationDate 1726
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizedBy Pope Benedict XIII
countryOfCitizenship Spain
deathDate 1606-03-23
deathPlace Saña
Viceroyalty of Peru
present-day Peru
educatedAt University of Salamanca
University of Valladolid
endTime 1606
feastDay March 23
fullName Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo NERFINISHED
givenName Toribio
knownFor founding and supporting parishes and missions in Peru
personal austerity and pastoral zeal
languageSpoken Latin
Spanish
notableFor defense of Indigenous peoples in Peru
organizing diocesan synods in Lima
pastoral visits throughout his archdiocese
reforming the Catholic Church in Latin America
occupation archbishop
canon lawyer
missionary
participatedIn implementation of the Council of Trent decrees in the Americas
partOf Viceroyalty of Peru
patronage Latin American bishops
Native peoples of Latin America
Peru
positionHeld Archbishop of Lima
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Lima
startTime 1579
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Archbishopric of Lima hasNotableArchbishop Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo
Archbishopric of Lima hasPatronSaint Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo
Roman Catholic Church in Peru patronSaint Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo