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Jerónimo Manrique De Lara (bishop Of Ávila)
Jerónimo Manrique de Lara, Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, O. de M. (before 1538 – 1 September 1595) was a church leader in Spain, a General Inquisitor. Biography Grand son of famous Rodrigo Manrique, (1406 – Ocaña, 1476), first count of Paredes de Nava, one of the pretenders to be recognized as "Maestre" of the military Order of Santiago, a nephew – grand son also of Bishop and Archbishop Iñigo Manrique de Lara (archbishop), Iñigo Manrique de Lara (deceased 1585). He was an illegitimate child, "barragán" in Spanish for a father being a priest, of Bishop, Archbishop, Cardinal and General Inquisitor Alfonso Manrique de Lara, becoming a Bishop of Cartagena (1583–1591), and later Bishop of Ávila (1591–1595). There is not much to be said of his time as a General Inquisitor because of his death barely 10 months later. It is known however that Flemish – German born Johannes Bartholomeus Avontroot (born 1556), resident in the Spanish Canary Islands was some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The Blessed Virgin Mary Of Mercy
The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives ( la, Ordo Beatae Mariae de Mercede Redemptionis Captivorum, abbreviated O. de M.), also known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic mendicant order established in 1218 by Peter Nolasco in the city of Barcelona, at that time in the Crown of Aragon, for the redemption of Christian captives. Its members are most commonly known as Mercedarian friars or nuns. One of the distinguishing marks of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy is that, since its foundation, its members are required to take a fourth vow: to die, if necessary, for another who is in danger of losing their faith. The Order exists today in 17 countries. General background Between the eighth and the fifteenth centuries, medieval Europe was in a state of intermittent warfare between the Christian kingdoms of southern Europe and the Muslim polities of North Africa, Southern France, Sicily and Moorish portions of Spain. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
