|
Alfonso Rodríguez (water Polo)
Alfonso Rodriguez may refer to: *Alphonsus Rodriguez (1532–1617), Jesuit brother, Roman Catholic Saint *Alfonso Rodríguez Olmedo (1598–1628), Spanish Jesuit priest and martyr *Alonso Rodriguez (1538–1616), author of ''The Practice of Christian and Religious Perfection'' *Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. (born 1953), American sentenced to death penalty for murder *Alfonso Rodríguez (director) (born 1957), Dominican actor, writer and director *Alfonso Rodríguez (gymnast) (born 1965), Spanish Olympic gymnast *Alfonso Rodríguez (Captain), 17th-century Spanish mariner and merchant *Alfonso Rodríguez (sport shooter) (born 1929), Colombian sport shooter *Alfonso Rodríguez (weightlifter) (born 1948), Puerto Rican Olympic weightlifter *Alfonso Rodríguez Salas (1939–1994), Spanish footballer *Alfonso Rodríguez (athlete), Mexican athlete in 1977 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics {{hndis, Rodriguez, Alfonso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonsus Rodriguez
Alphonsus Rodríguez, SJ ( es, Alfonso) (25 July 1532 – 31 October 1617) was a Spanish Jesuit who served as a religious brother and is now venerated as a saint. He was a native of Segovia. Though his life was punctuated with personal tragedies and disappointments, his impact on the people he met was his legacy. He is not to be confused with Alphonsus (Alonso) Rodríguez, another Jesuit who wrote the ''Exercicio de perfección y virtudes cristianas'' (3 vols., Seville, 1609), which has frequently been re-edited and translated into many languages. Life and work Rodríguez was the son of a wool merchant. When Peter Faber, one of the original Jesuits, visited the city to preach, the Rodríguez family provided hospitality to the Jesuit. Faber prepared the young Rodríguez for his First Communion. At the age of twelve, Rodríguez was sent him to the new Jesuit college at Alcalá, but left two years later to help his mother run the family business when his father died. At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
