Zeferino González y Díaz Tuñón

Su Eminencia Reverendísima
Zeferino González y Díaz Tuñón
Cardenal de la Santa Iglesia Romana
Arzobispo de Sevilla
See Sevilla
Installed 15 January 1886
Term ended 28 November 1889
Predecessor Bienvenudo Monzon y Martin
Successor Benito Sanz y Fores
Other posts Obispo de Malaga
Orders
Ordination 1554
Personal details
Born 28 January 1831
Villoria, Asturias, Spain
Died 29 November 1894 (aged 6263)
Madrid (in the Dominican Convent of La Pasion)
Nationality Spanish
Denomination Roman Catholic
Styles of
Cardinal Zeferino González y Díaz Tuñón
Reference style Monseñor
Spoken style Su Eminencia Reverendísima
Religious style Reverendísimo

Zeferino González (28 January 1831 – 29 November 1894) was a Spanish Dominican theologian, and philosopher, Archbishop of Seville and Cardinal.

Life

On 28 November 1844, in the College of Ocania, González entered the Dominican Order, and a year later took his solemn vows. He was sent to Manila in 1848 to complete his studies, and in January 1853, he was made a lector of philosophy. The following year he was ordained priest. After teaching philosophy and theology for many years in the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, he returned to Spain in 1867, where, the year following, he was elected rector of Ocania College, discharging the duties of this office for three years.

In 1874 he was named Bishop of Malaga, but, before taking charge of this diocese, he was consecrated Bishop of Cordova in October 1875. Eight years later he was removed to the archiepiscopal See of Seville, and in November 1884, he was created cardinal by Pope Leo XIII, with Santa Maria sopra Minerva as his titular church.

In May, 1885, Cardinal González was appointed to the primacy of Spain, was made Patriarch of the West Indies, vicar-general of the army, and major-chaplain to the royal chapel. After many years of service González, in December 1889, resigned all his offices and dignities, except that of the cardinalate, and retired from active life. The remaining five years of his life were spent in study and prayer.

He was honoured with medals of Isabella the Catholic and Charles III, he was appointed chancellor of Castile, was chosen as royal adviser, made a member of the Royal Academy of Languages, of History, of Political and Moral Sciences, and of the Roman Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas.

Works

Among his several works are: "Estudios sobre la filosofia de Sto Tomas"; "Estudios religiosos, politicos y sociales"; "Philosophia elementaria"; "Historia de la filosofia"; "La Biblia y la ciencia"; "La infalibilidad pontificia" (pamphlet); "Discurso de recepcion en la Academia Espanola" (pamphlet); "Discurso de recepcion en la Academia de Ciencias politicas y morales" (pamphlet).

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "article name needed". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

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