SAINT
saint-juan-del-castillo
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Juan de Castillo was a Jesuit priest and missionary, and a martyr-saint of the Catholic Church. A Spaniard, he was one of the first to labor at the Jesuit reductions in Paraguay.
feast Day
11-17
birth Date
1596-09-14
death Date
1628-11-17
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
16 May 1988
canonized By
John Paul II
feast Month
11
feast Day Of Month
17