Zacarias of Saint Teresa

Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra (1887–1957),^[1][2] religious name Zacarias of Saint Teresa, was a Discalced Carmelite priest.

Venerable Zacarias of Saint Teresa OCD
Born	Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra (1887-11-05)5 November 1887 Abadiano, Vizcaya, Spain
Died	23 May 1957(1957-05-23) (aged 69) Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India

Life

He was born on 5 November 1887 in Abadiano, Vizcaya, Spain to Bartholomew and Venancia Salterain-Bizkarra.

Zacharias was ordained a priest on 14 September 1912. He was a missionary to India, worked to spread Catholic culture and was also a writer.

He died on 28 May 1957 at the Christian Medical College Hospital in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. He was buried in Mangalappuzha, but on 8 June 2000, his mortal remains were moved to the Immaculate Conception Church in Manjummel.^[3]

He was declared venerable on 27 January 2014 by Pope Francis.^[4][5]

References

1. "Zacarias Salterain Bizkarra | Anboto News". www.anboto.net (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-07-23.
2. "A New Venerable for the Discalced Carmelite Order | Meditations from Carmel". www.meditationsfromcarmel.com. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
3. "A New Venerable for the Discalced Carmelite Order | Meditations from Carmel". www.meditationsfromcarmel.com. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
4. "Zacarias of Saint Teresa".
5. "Venerable Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra". CatholicSaints.Info. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2017-07-23.