Roque González y de Santa Cruz
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Roque González de Santa Cruz, SJ (17 November 1576 – 15 November 1628) was a Jesuit priest who was the first missionary among the Guarani people in Paraguay. He is honored as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church.
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Saint Roque González de Santa Cruz | |
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Martyr | |
Born | (1576-11-17)17 November 1576 Asunción, Governorate of the Río de la Plata, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire |
Died | 15 November 1628(1628-11-15) (aged 51) Mission of Todos los Santos de Caaró, Captaincy of Rio Grande do Sul, State of Brazil, Portuguese Empire |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 28 January , 1934 by Pope Pius XI |
Canonized | 16 May, 1988 by Pope John Paul II |
Feast | 16 November |
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