Zacarias of Saint Teresa explained

Venerable Zacarias of Saint Teresa OCD
Birth Date:	5 November 1887
Birth Place:	Abadiano, Vizcaya, Spain
Death Place:	Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India
Birth Name:	Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra

Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra (1887–1957),^{[1] [2]} religious name Zacarias of Saint Teresa, was a Discalced Carmelite priest.

Life

He was born on 5 November 1887 in Abadiano, Vizcaya, Spain to Bartholomew and Venancia Salterain-Bizkarra.

Zacharias was ordained a priest on 14 September 1912. He was a missionary to India, worked to spread Catholic culture and was also a writer.

He died on 28 May 1957 at the Christian Medical College Hospital in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. He was buried in Mangalappuzha, but on 8 June 2000, his mortal remains were moved to the Immaculate Conception Church in Manjummel.^[3]

He was declared venerable on 27 January 2014 by Pope Francis.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zacarias Salterain Bizkarra Anboto News. www.anboto.net. es-ES. 2017-07-23.
2. Web site: A New Venerable for the Discalced Carmelite Order Meditations from Carmel. www.meditationsfromcarmel.com. 2017-07-23.
3. Web site: A New Venerable for the Discalced Carmelite Order Meditations from Carmel. www.meditationsfromcarmel.com. 2017-09-30.
4. Web site: Zacarias of Saint Teresa.
5. News: Venerable Zacarías Salterain-Bizkarra. 2014-01-28. CatholicSaints.Info. 2017-07-23. en-US.