John of Ávila [SEP] canonization status
John of Ávila
John of Ávila (; 6 January 1499– 10 May 1569) was a Spanish priest, preacher, scholastic author, and religious mystic, who has been declared a saint and Doctor of the Church by the Catholic Church. He is called the "Apostle of Andalusia", for his extensive ministry in that region.
Life.
Life Early years.
He was born in Almodóvar del Campo, in the Province of Ciudad Real, to Alfonso de Ávila, of Jewish converso descent, and Catalina Xixón
1610
- Charles Borromeo (1538 – 1584)
- 1615
- Pompejanus
- 1621
- Albert of Louvain (1166 – 1192)
Modern canonization Pontificate of Gregory XV (5).
- 12 March 1622
- Francis Xavier, S.J. (1506 1552)
- Ignatius of Loyola, S.J. (1491 1556)
- Isidore the Laborer (c. 1070 1130)
- Philip Neri (1515 1595)
- Teresa of Ávila (1515 1582)
Modern canonization Pontificate of Urban VIII (5