Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz
Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún (18 January 1637, Palencia - 1 February 1699, Puebla) was a notable religious writer and Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tlaxcala (1676-1699) and Bishop of Guadalajara (1674-1676).[1][2][3] As well as founding charitable institutions in his diocese, he published Sor Juana's Carta atenagórica (crititquing a sermon by António Vieira)[4] - as well as publishing this without her permission (albeit under a pseudonym), he told her to focus on religious instead of secular studies.[5]
Biography
Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún was born on January 18, 1637 in Palencia, Spain and ordained a priest in 1661.[1] On February 19, 1674, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement X as Bishop of Guadalajara.[1] He was consecrated bishop by Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara, Archbishop of México, with Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño, Bishop of Durango as co-consecrator.[1] He was installed on September 29, 1675.[1] On March 31, 1676, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on October 19, 1676 by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Tlaxcala.[1] He was installed on August 9, 1677.[1] He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on February 1, 1699.[1]
While bishop, he served as the Principal Consecrator of Juan de Santiago y León Garabito, Bishop of Guadalajara (1678); Francisco de Aguiar y Seijas y Ulloa, Bishop of Michoacán (1678); Juan Antonio García de Palacios, Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1678); Nicolás Ortiz del Puerto y Colmenares Salgado, Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1680); Ginés Barrientos, Auxiliary Bishop of Manila (1681); Francisco Núñez de la Vega, Bishop of Chiapas (1684); Felipe Galindo Chávez y Pineda, Bishop of Guadalajara (1695); Diego Camacho y Ávila, Archbishop of Manila (1696); and Antonio de Arriaga y Agüero, Bishop of Yucatán (1698).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún" retrieved December 31, 2015
- ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles" retrieved December 31, 2015
- ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guadalajara" retrieved December 31, 2015
- ↑ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1072584/Manuel-Fernandez-de-Santa-Cruz
- ↑ http://www.biography.com/people/sor-juana-in%C3%A9s-de-la-cruz-38178#writing-development
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| Religious titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Francisco Verdín y Molina |
Bishop of Guadalajara 1674-1676 |
Succeeded by Juan de Santiago y León Garabito |
| Preceded by Juan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo |
Bishop of Tlaxcala 1676-1699 |
Succeeded by Ignacio de Urbina |