Serra, Junipera

Junipera Serra
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Name	Serra, Junipera Gender: M
Birthname	Serra, Miquel Jose
born on	24 November 1713 at 01:00 (= 01:00 AM )
Place	Petra Mallorca Mallorca, Spain, 39n37, 3e06
Timezone	LMT m3e06 (is local mean time)
Data source	Bio/autobiography Rodden Rating B
Astrology data	01°41' 18°42 Asc. 20°14'

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Biography

Spanish monk and Professor of Philosophy who came to California on 9/17/1776. He founded a chain of 21 missions and schools for the native Indians from San Diego to San Francisco. In walking the land he injured his feet and suffered the rest of his days. His sainthood was formally proposed in 1934 and marked the beginning of a long, drawn out process to canonization. Nine years later, in 1943, Serra's remains were exhumed to affirm his remains. During the years of 1948 and 1949, public hearings were held in order to assure that he lived "a life of heroic virtue." Things stalled for 36 years before any further action was taken towards Serra's sainthood. Then, in 1985, copious documentation and 200 testimonies were accepted by Pope John Paul II, who venerated Serra during the same year. Three years later, he was beatified after his initial miracle was verified. In order to become a saint, however, two miracles must be verified. Enthusiasm among members of the Catholic faith for Serra's sainthood remains high, and members regularly pray for another miracle to be found so that he can become a saint.

Died 8/28/1784, Monterey, CA.

Events

• Death, Cause unspecified 28 August 1784 (Age 70)
• Family : Change residence 17 September 1776 (Came to California)

• Work : Gain social status 1985 (Venerated)

• Work : Gain social status 1988 (Beatified)

Source Notes

LMR quotes Omer Englebert "Last of the Conquistadors," 1956, p.4. Blackwell quotes same data from W.E. Wise "Fray Junipera Serra and the California Conquest" which cites Fray F. Palou's "Hisotric Account of the Life and Apostolic Labors of the Neverable Junipera Serra." (Palou was Serra's closest friend.)

Categories

• Vocation : Religion : Ecclesiastics/ western (Catholic monk)

• Vocation : Travel : Adventurer

• Vocation : Religion : Missionary

• Notable : Famous : Historic figure (Missionary, explorer)

• Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession (Beatified)

• Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Accident/Injury (Injured his feet)