José de Carabantes explained

José de Carabantes (Carabantes) (1628 in Aragon  - 1694) was a Spanish Capuchin theologian. He worked for the evangelization of the Native Americans in Spanish America.

Works

He wrote a work entitled "Ars addicendi atque docendi idiomata", and likewise a "Lexicon, seu vocabularium verborum, adverbiorum, etc.", for the use of missionaries (Madrid, 1678).

Veneration

Theologians approved Carabantes's spiritual writings on 27 July 1904, and his cause was formally opened on 24 August 1910, granting him the title of Servant of God. He was later declared Venerable.^[1]

References

Attribution

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  • A biography of Father Carabantes was published at Madrid in 1705 by Diego Gonzales de Quiraga.

Notes and References

1. Book: Index ac status causarum beatificationis servorum dei et canonizationis beatorum . January 1953 . Typis polyglottis vaticanis . 123 . Latin.