Francis Solanus
Francis Solanus | |
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St. Francisco Solano with a native of Tucuman (Anonymous, c. 1588) | |
| Born | 10 March 1549 Montilla, Córdoba, Spanish Empire |
| Died | 14 July 1610 Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 20 June 1675, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement X |
| Canonized | 27 December 1726, Rome, Papal States by Pope Benedict XIII |
| Major shrine | Monastery of San Francisco, Lima, Peru |
| Feast | 24 July |
| Attributes | Franciscan habit, violin |
| Patronage | Argentina; Bolivia; Chile; Paraguay; Peru; also against earthquakes |
Francis Solanus, born as Francisco Solano y Jiménez, 10 March 1549 – 14 July 1610) was a Spanish Franciscan friar and missionary in South America. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.