John Vincent, OCD, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Vincent, OCD

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1862

Place of Birth: Berriz, Basque Country, Spain

Date of Death: 27-Feb-1943

Profession: writer, priest

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

John Vincent of Jesus and Mary, born Juan Vicente Zengotita-Bengoa Lasuen was a Spanish Carmelite priest, declared as venerable by the Catholic church.
He was born in Berriz, Basque country on 19 July 1862.
He entered the Order of Discalced Carmelites.
He arrived in Bombay on 7 December 1900, and went to Goa to venerate the relics of St.
Francis Xavier.
He studied English and Malayalam.
He also wrote a book about the local language.
He served in the Verapoly Archdiocese in Kerala for 17 years.
Fr.
John Vincent returned to Spain in 1917.
He died in 1943.
The cause of his beatification was opened in 1950.
John Paul II elevated him to the status of Venerable on January 12, 1996.