Nicolás Factor
Nicolás Factor | |
|---|---|
Painting. | |
| Priest | |
| Born | 29 June 1520 Valencia, Habsburg Spain |
| Died | 23 December 1583 (aged 63) Valencia, Habsburg Spain |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 27 August 1786, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius VI |
| Feast | 23 December |
| Attributes | Franciscan habit Skull Fire |
| Patronage | Painters |
Nicolás Factor (29 June 1520 – 23 December 1583) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor as well as a painter of the Renaissance period. Factor served as an apt preacher across his region - despite wanting to be sent to the foreign missions - and was noted for his practices of self-mortification before he gave sermons.
Pope Pius VI beatified Factor on 27 August 1786.