Feast September 28
Saint Simón de Rojas
Religious founder · Feast September 28
Biography
Simón de Rojas was a Spanish priest of the Trinitarian Order known as the "Apostle of the Ave Maria", for his devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. A person of many abilities, Rojas was a theologian and a spiritual writer, as well as a friend and benefactor of the poor.
Feast day
September 28
Birth date
28 October 1552
Death date
29 September 1624
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
3 July 1988
Canonized by
Pope John Paul II
Feast month
9
Wikidata qid
Q201840
Feast day of month
28