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Didacus of Alcalá ( Spanish: Diego de Alcalá ), also known as Diego de San Nicolás, was a Spanish Franciscan lay brother who served among the first group of missionaries to the newly conquered Canary Islands. He died at Alcalá de Henares on 12 November 1463 and is now honoured by the Catholic Church as a saint . History.
Return to Saints Page. Return to Roman Catholic Saints Homepage. Saint Didacus of Alcala, lay brother, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1463. Not only did his body remain incorrupt, but his body diffused a pleasant odor.
Nov 7, 2020 · Franciscan Media. Saint of the Day. Image: San Diego (Didacus) de Alcalá | Francisco de Zurbarán. Saint of the Day for November 7. (c. 1400 – November 12, 1463) Saint Didacus’ Story. Didacus is living proof that God “chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.”
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DIDACUS OF ALCAL Á, ST. In Spanish, Diego; Franciscan lay brother and ascetic; b. S. Nicol á s del Puerto, near Seville; d. at advanced age in Alcal á, Nov. 12, 1463. He was at first a mendicant hermit, but he later entered the monastery of Arizafa in C ó rdoba and was an exemplar of virtue, especially of humility and simplicity.
Nov 8, 2021 · November 08, 2021. 2 min read. On November 7, Franciscans in the United States remember Saint Didacus (Diego) of Alcalá (c.1400–1463), known for his life of charity and prayer, and as Patron of San Diego, California (in other countries his feast is celebrated on November 13).
St. Didacus was thus engaged for three months, and is said to have miraculously restored some of his patients. He lived for another thirteen years after his return to Spain, chiefly at the Friaries of Salcedo and Alcala in Castille.
Didacus was born about 1400 at San Nicolas in Andalusia, of poor and God-fearing parents. He entered the Third Order of St. Francis when he had scarcely reached young manhood, and under the direction of a devout Tertiary priest, he served God for a long time as a hermit. Consumed with the desire for still greater perfection, he later entered ...
