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Francis Solanus

Spanish saint
Francisco Solano y Jiménez was a Spanish friar and missionary in South America, belonging to the Order of Friars Minor, and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Wikipedia
Born: March 10, 1549, Montilla, Spain
Died: July 14, 1610 (age 61 years), Lima, Peru
Feast: 14 July (24 July traditionally in Hispanic Countries)
Patronage: Argentina; Bolivia; Chile; Paraguay; Peru; also against earthquakes