Aug 28

Blessed Junipero Serra

August 28th XVIII century

Name
Junípero (Masculino)
Secular name
Miguel Serra
Born
November 24th 1713 en Petra, Mallorca, in current Spain
Dead
August 28th 1784 in Monterrey, in current Mexico
Process
Celebration
August 28th
Religious
de la Orden de Frailes Menores
In Monterrey, California, blessed Junipero (Michael) Serra, Apostle and California Paladin, priest of the order of minor brothers, who passed through many difficulties and sorrows preaching the Gospel among the still pagan tribes of that region, in their own language, and defended the rights of the poor and the humble with great courage. Roman martyrology