Francisco Martín Fernández de Posadas
Spanish presbyter
Feast: 20 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Francisco Martín Fernández de Posadas (25 November 1644 - 20 September 1713) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Preachers. He became a noted preacher and popular confessor while being hailed as a second Vincent Ferrer and in the beginning was subjected to violent dislike and ridicule from fellow Dominicans before he was allowed to enter the order.
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Connected on this site
- Vincent Ferrer Saint“He became a noted preacher and popular confessor while being hailed as a second Vincent Ferrer and in the beginning was subjected to violent dislike and ridicule from fellow Dominicans before he was allowed to enter the order.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q3751017 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Francisco Martín Fernández de Posadas (CC BY-SA)
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