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Saint — Bl. Diego José of Cádiz, OFM Cap.

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Bl. Diego José of Cádiz, OFM Cap.
March 30, 1743 AD, Cádiz, Kingdom of Spain — March 24, 1801 AD, Ronda, Kingdom of Spain
Spanish Capuchin; apostolic preacher of Andalusia
Capuchin Convent, Ronda, Málaga, Spain — his tomb, Spain
Feast
March 24
Canonized
Beatified April 22, 1894 by Pope Leo XIII
Life

Diego José (baptismal name José Francisco Caamaño y López) was born on March 30, 1743 at Cádiz. In 1759 (at 16), Diego entered the Capuchin Order.

Ordained priest in 1766, Diego undertook the apostolic preaching ministry across Andalusia and Extremadura for the 35 years (1766–1801) — in institutional response to the Enlightenment-era religious skepticism.

Diego became famous during his lifetime as the 'Apostle of Spain' (Apóstol de España) — conducting massive open-air preaching campaigns that drew tens of thousands of listeners. The Diego-of-Cadiz preaching campaigns established the Spanish Catholic revival of the late 18th century.

He died at Ronda on March 24, 1801 at the age of 57.

Miracles & Phenomena

  • The 'Apostle of Spain'

    Bl. Diego of Cádiz's 35-year apostolic preaching ministry across Andalusia and Extremadura (1766–1801) — established him as the 'Apostle of Spain' of the late 18th century. The Diego preaching underpinned the Spanish Catholic revival against the Enlightenment-era religious skepticism.

Relics
  • Body
    Tomb of Bl. Diego of Cádiz
    Capuchin Convent, Ronda, Málaga, Spain

    His tomb at the Capuchin Convent at Ronda in Málaga.

Iconography
  • Diego preaching to the crowds of Andalusia

    The late-18th-century Spanish Capuchin in brown Capuchin habit preaching to the massive open-air crowds of Andalusia — the iconography of Catholic Spanish Enlightenment-era revival tradition.

Patronages
Order of Friars Minor CapuchinAndalusia and the Spanish Catholic traditionCatholic Spanish Enlightenment-era Catholic revival tradition
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