Saint Rocco Gonzalez
Also known as: Roch Gonzalez; Roque Gonzalez
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
November 15
Died
November 1, 15
Canonized
16 May 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Beatified
28 January 1934 by Pope Pius XI
Biography
Saint Rocco Gonzalez, also known as Roch Gonzalez or Roque Gonzalez, was born in 1576 to the Paraguayan nobility in Asunción, Paraguay. From an early age, he displayed a passion for serving God and chose to become a Jesuit priest. Roch Gonzalez played a significant role in the Jesuit Reductions, a mission undertaken by the Jesuits to protect indigenous populations from the harmful effects of the slave trade....
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