
Diego Luis De San Vitores
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 352 years ago |
Date of birth | November 12,1627 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Burgos |
Spain | |
Date of died | April 2,1672 |
Died | Tumon |
Tamuning | |
Guam | |
Beatified | October 6, 1985 |
Feast | October 6 |
Job | Missionary |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1168833 |
Diego Luis De San Vitores Life story
Diego Luis de San Vitores was a Spanish Jesuit missionary who founded the first Catholic church on the island of Guam. He is responsible for establishing the Christian presence in the Mariana Islands. He is a controversial figure to some today due to his conflict with the indigenous Chamorro leader Mata'pang.