Íñigo of Oña
Spanish saint
Feast: 1 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Íñigo of Oña (died 1 June 1057) was the Benedictine abbot of San Salvador at Oña. He was canonised in 1259 by Pope Alexander IV and is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, where his feast day is 1 June. His feast day is also celebrated on 1 June in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is the patron saint of Calatayud, his birthplace. Ignatius of Loyola was named after him.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Dominic of Silos Saint“Along with Dominic of Silos, he also intervened to try to prevent the fraternal conflict that ended in the Battle of Atapuerca (1 September 1054), at which García died.” — Wikipedia
- Ignatius of Loyola Saint“Ignatius of Loyola was named after him.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q3821148 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Íñigo of Oña (CC BY-SA)
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