Zacarias of Saint Teresa
# Zacarias of Saint Teresa

Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra (1887–1957), 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.

He was declared venerable on 27 January 2014 by Pope Francis.

