Martín Pérez de Ayala (11 November 1504 – 5 August 1566) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Valencia (1564–1566), ''(in Latin)''
Bishop of Segovia
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(1560–1564), ''(in Latin)'' and
Bishop of Guadix
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(1548–1560). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Martín Pérez de Ayala was born in
Segura de la Sierra
Segura de la Sierra is a small village in the province of Jaén, (Spain), that belongs to the region of Sierra de Segura in eastern Andalusia.
According to data provided by Spain's national statistics agency, Instituto Nacional de Estadística ...
,
Spain
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on 11 November 1504.
On 16 May 1548, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Paul III
Pope Paul III ( la, Paulus III; it, Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death in November 1549.
He came to ...
as
Bishop of Guadix
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.
On 30 September 1548, he was consecrated bishop by
Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi
Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi (1485–1555) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Novara (1526–1550) ''(in Latin)''
and
Archbishop of Milan (1550–1555). ''(in Latin)''
Biography
Giovanni Angelo Arcimboldi was born in Milan, Ita ...
,
Bishop of Novara
The Diocese of Novara ( la, Dioecesis Novariensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vercelli.Giovanni Simonetta,
Bishop of Lodi
The Diocese of Lodi ( la, Dioecesis Laudensis) is an Italian Roman Catholic territorial entity that existed since the 4th century; it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Milan.Francisco de Urríes,
Bishop of Urgell
The Diocese of Urgell is a diocese in Catalonia (Spain) and Andorra in the historical County of Urgell,
, serving as co-consecrators.
On 30 May 1549, he was installed as Bishop of Guadix.
On 17 July 1560, he was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Pius IV
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as
Bishop of Segovia
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and installed on 12 July 1561.
On 6 September 1564, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Pius IV as Archbishop of Valencia and installed on 23 Apr 1565.
He served as Archbishop of Valencia until his death on 5 August 1566.
While bishop, he was the
principal co-consecrator
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Archbishop of Santo Domingo
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santo Domingo ( la, Archidioecesis Metropolitae Sancti Dominici; es, Arquidiócesis Metropolitana de Santo Domingo) is a Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese in the Dominican Republic. The see was erected ...
(1560).
Works
Some of his works with the year of publication include:
* ''Notices to die well''. Milan, 1552.
* ''Brief compendium for properly examining conscience in the judgment of sacramental confession''. Now again corrected and added. Valence: John May, 1582; other ed. Pamplona, 1612; Valencia: John May, 1567 and Valladolid,
* ''Christian doctrine in the Arabic-Spanish language composed and printed by order of the Most Illustrious and Reverend Mr. D. Martin Perez de Ayala, Archbishop of Valencia, for the instruction of the new converts of the Kingdom''. Valence: John May, 1556; published afterwards under the title ''Catechism for the instruction of newly converted Moors''. Valencia: Peter Patrick May,
* ''Compendium declaration of what the knights of the Order of James...'' Milan, 1552, are obliged to keep.
* ''The Concilium Valentiae Celebratum Anno MDLXV''. Valencia: Peter Patrick May,
* ''Of Divine, Apostolic, and Ecclesiasticis traditionibus'', which authorizes ac viearum sacrosancta assertions, his book decems. Cologne: Heirs of John Quentel, 1560; other editions: Colonies: Gasparem Genneperum, 1549; Paris: S. Julian, 1562; Valence: Benedict Monfort, 1726; Venice, 1551.
* ''Dilucidarum quaestionum super quinque universalia Porphyrii iuxta'' three ways in scholarly receptivity with explanatory text. Granada, 1537.
* ''Discourse of the life of the Most Illustrious and Reverend Mr. D. Martin Perez de Ayala...'' Buenos Aires-Mexico: Espasa-Calpe, 1947; other editions, in: Manuel Serrano y Sanz, Autobiographies and Memoirs of Spaniards of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. Madrid: Bailly-Bailiere, 1905, p. 211-2
* ''Christian doctrine for those who understand already something more than what Indians are usually taught by way of dialogue''. Milan, 1554.
* ''The instructed Christian catechumen''. Milan, 1552.
* ''Life and deeds of Friar Peter Alfonso, knight of James and Prior of
Uclés
Uclés is a municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain located in the province of Cuenca, Castilla–La Mancha. The municipality spans across a total area of 64.61 km2 and, as of 1 January 2020, it has a registered population of 212.
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