John Macias
Spanish Dominican lay brother
Died when: 60 years 198 days (726 months)Star Sign: Pisces
John Macías, 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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