Saint Juan Macías

Also known as: Juan de Massias; Juan Masias; Juan Massias; Juan Macias; John….; Arcas Sánchez

Saint

Feast Day

September 16

Born

March 2, 1585

Died

September 16, 1645

Canonized

28 September 1975 by Pope Paul VI

Beatified

22 October 1837 by Pope Pius VII

Biography

Saint Juan Macías, also known as Juan de Massias, Juan Masias, Juan Massias, Juan Macias, and John Arcas Sánchez, was born on March 2, 1585, in Ribera del Fresno, Estramadura, Spain. He came from a pious but impoverished noble family and experienced the tragedy of losing his parents at a young age....

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