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Fernando Quiroga Palacios
Fernando Quiroga Palacios (21 January 1900 – 7 December 1971) was a Spanish Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela from 1949 until his death and was elevated to the Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII. Biography Fernando Quiroga Palacios was born in San Pedro de Maceda, near Maceda, Ourense, Maceda, Ourense (province), Ourense, and studied at the seminary in Ourense, the Pontifical university, Pontifical University of Santiago de Compostela, and the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. Holy Orders, Ordained to the Priesthood (Catholic Church), priesthood on 10 June 1922, he finished his studies in 1925. While doing Parish (Catholic Church), pastoral work in Diocese of Ourense, Ourense, Quiroga was also a professor and Spiritual direction, spiritual advisor at the Ourense seminary from 1925 to 1942. In 1942, he was named lectoral Canon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiroga (surname)
Quiroga is a Spanish surname; it originates from the valley and locality of Quiroga, Galicia, Quiroga in the province of Lugo (province), Lugo in the Galicia (Spain), Galician region of Spain. Legend has it that in the year 715, a powerful knight defended the entrance to Galicia through the Valley of Quiroga from invasion by the Moors. As weapons, he used iron-tipped stakes which are the basis for the Quiroga coat-of-arms; five silver stakes (spears) positioned vertically on a green (sinople (heraldry), sinople) background. The first recorded name of the Quiroga lineage is that of Vasco De Quiroga born in the year 1218 during the reign of Ferdinand III of Castile, in the Valley of Quiroga. Branches from the house of Vasco De Quiroga extended through the districts of Monforte de Lemos, Monforte, Mondoñedo, Chantada, Quiroga, Galicia, Quiroga, Lugo, and Sarria. New houses were established in these areas and also in the municipalities of Pantón, Lugo, Panton, Lancara, and Cesuras; the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |