Juan de Galavís y Mendez, OPraem (29 January 1683 – 14 November 1739) was a Spanish

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and a

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of the

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in what is now the

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and

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. He served as

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from 1731 to 1737 and as

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from 1737 to 1739. He is the brother and uncle of two

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and Eustaquio Galavís y Hurtado, respectively. Galavís was born in Robledillo de Gata,

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. He became abbot of his monastery and superior general of the Spanish congregation of the Premonstratensians. He went on to serve as rector of a school in

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and a professor of theology at the

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. In September 1729, he was selected by King Philip V to be Archbishop of Santo Domingo. His appointment was confirmed later that year by

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and he was

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in April 1731. He remained in

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until 1737, when he was selected to be the next

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. He arrived in Bogotá on 29 July 1739 to take possession of the archdiocese, but died a few months later.

Early life and family

Galavís was born on 29 January 1683 in Robledillo de Gata,

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. His parents were Juan Pérez Galavís and Catalina Mendez. He had one brother,

, who went on to serve as

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. His nephew, Pedro's son, Eustaquio Galavís y Hurtado, also became Mayor of Bogotá, serving two nonconsecutive terms in the 1780s and 1790s.

Priesthood

Galavís studied in

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, Spain. He made his

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as a

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in 1723, also called the Norbertines, and became a

. He was elected abbot of Espíritu Santo in 1720, serving until 1723. From 1723 to 1726, he was

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of the Spanish Congregation of

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. From 1726 to 1729, he was simultaneously the 55th rector of Colegio San Norberto in

, León, and a professor of

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and

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at the

Episcopacy

Archbishop of Santo Domingo

On 17 September 1729, Galavís was selected by

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as the next

, following the death of Archbishop

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. His

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took place in April 1731 at the Church of Santa María de la Caridad in

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, Spain. His

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was Sebastián Lorenzo Pizarro, OSBas, the

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. He served as archbishop until 1738.

Archbishop of Santafé

On 17 December 1737 Galavís was selected to be

(now the Archdiocese of Bogotá), after the death of Archbishop

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. His selection was confirmed by

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on 3 March 1738. He finally entered

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on 29 July 1939 to take possession of the archdiocese. He died in Bogotá on 14 November 1739, aged 56.

Episcopal lineage

* Cardinal

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* Cardinal

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(1566) * Cardinal

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, OP (1586) * Archbishop

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(1621) * Cardinal

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(1622) * Cardinal

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(1630) * Cardinal

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(1666) * Cardinal

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(1670) * Cardinal

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(1685) * Archbishop José Gasch, OM (1703) * Cardinal Francesco del Giudice (1704) * Bishop

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(1716) * Bishop Sebastián Lorenzo Pizarro, OSBas (1728) * Archbishop Juan de Galavís, OPraem (1731)

References

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