Simón de Rojas
Saint Simón de Rojas O.SS.T. | |
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St. Simón de Rojas feeding the poor | |
| Confessor and Trinitarian | |
| Born | 28 October 1552 Valladolid, Spain |
| Died | 29 September 1624 Madrid, Spain |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 19 March 1766 by Pope Clement XIII |
| Canonized | 3 July 1988, Vatican Basilica by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 28 September |
| Attributes | Priestly vestments with the Blue and Red cross of the Trinitarian Order |
Simón de Rojas (28 October 1552 – 29 September 1624) was a Spanish priest of the Trinitarian Order known as the "Apostle of the Ave Maria", for his devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. A person of many abilities, Rojas was a theologian and a spiritual writer, as well as a friend and benefactor of the poor.