John Macias, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Spanish Dominican lay brother
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Place of Birth: Ribera del Fresno, Extremadura, Spain
About John Macias
- John MacÃas, O.P.
- (Spanish San Juan Macias alt.
- sp Massias) (2 March 1585 Ribera del Fresno, Extremadura, Spain – September 16, 1645, Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru), was a Spanish-born Dominican Friar who evangelized in Peru in 1620.
- He was canonized in 1975 by Pope Paul VI.
- His main image is located at the main altar of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Lima and is venerated by the local laity in Peru.
- A church was built in his honor in 1970 in San Luis, Lima, Peru.
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