Blessed Sebastian of Aparicio
Also known as
- Angel of Mexico
- Sebastián de Aparicio Prado
Profile
Born of Spanish peasants. Shepherd as a child, and a hired field hand as a young man, helping to support his family. Gentleman’s valet at Salamanca. He travelled to Puebla, Mexico at age 31 where he built plows and wagons, and worked as a farm hand. Spent 10 years building a 466 mile road from Mexico City to Zacatecas, and conducting the postal and delivery service along the route; the road is still in use today.
Sebastian eventually became very wealthy, but lived simply, and gave freely of his money to the poor. He was married twice, the first time at age 60, but he never consummated the marriages, and outlived both brides. He gave away his wealth and became a Franciscan at age 72, spending his remaining 25 years begging alms for his brother Franciscans. Witnesses attest to over 300 miracles he performed in life.
Born
- 20 January 1502 in La Gudiña, Orense, Spain
- 25 February 1600 of natural causes
- lies in the Chapel of the Virgin of the Conquest, Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Puebla, Mexico
- body incorrupt
- 2 May 1768 by Pope Clement XIII (decree of heroic virtues)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Sebastian of Aparicio“. CatholicSaints.Info. 16 May 2020. Web. 21 April 2021. <>