Miguel Febres Cordero
Ecuadorian Christian Brother, educator and saint (1854-1910)
Feast: May 5, 2012 (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Francisco Febres Cordero was born at Cuenca, Ecuador, on 7 November 1854 and was one of the first pupils of the Brothers of the Christian Schools when they opened a school there in 1863.
As Brother Miguel he promoted literary studies at Cuenca for about forty years, and later in Spain gave himself with simplicity of heart to the full observance of the Rule.
The miracles
The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A teaching brother and scholar who served God in the classroom with simplicity.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography: Miguel Febres Cordero
- Wikidata Q1358473 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Miguel Febres Cordero (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.