Salvador of Horta

Salvador of Horta O.F.M. (Catalan: Salvador d'Horta; Spanish: Salvador de Horta; Italian: Salvatore da Horta; December 1520 – 18 March 1567) was a Spanish Franciscan lay brother from the region of Catalonia in Spain, who was celebrated as a miracle worker during his lifetime. He is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.

Saint

Salvador of Horta

O.F.M.
Death of Saint Salvador of Horta
Viceregal Museum of Zinacantepec, Mexico
Wonderworker
BornDecember 1520
Santa Coloma de Farners, Girona, Spain
Died18 March 1567(1567-03-18) (aged 46)
Cagliari, Sardinia,
Spanish Empire
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
(Order of Friars Minor)
Beatified5 February 1606 by Pope Paul V
Canonized17 April 1938 by Pope Pius XI
Major shrineChurch of St. Rosalie
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
Feast18 March (17 April by the Friars Minor)

Life

Veneration

At the request of King Philip, Salvador was allowed to be venerated as "Blessed" on 5 February 1606 by Pope Paul V, which was confirmed on 29 January 1711 by Pope Clement XI.[1] He was canonized on 17 April 1938 by Pope Pius XI. His feast day is generally celebrated on 18 March, the anniversary of his death; it is observed, however, by the Friars Minor on 17 April, the anniversary of his canonization.[2]

His remains were originally interred at the Church of St. Mary of Jesus attached to the friary where he died. In 1606 it had been decided to open his grave to provide his heart as a relic for the Franciscan community in Silke, near Sassari. When it was opened, his body was found to be still intact. Thus, when the Church of St. Mary of Jesus was demolished in 1718, his remains were interred first at another church of the Order in the city, then finally, in 1758, they were entombed in a glass coffin under the main altar of the Church of St. Rosalie in the city. This remains his shrine, where his remains can be venerated.[3][4]

Veneration of Salvador spread throughout his native Catalunya and also in Calabria, long under Spanish rule.[1][5]

References
  1. Borelli
  2. "Salvador d'Horta". Enciclopèdia.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 20 March 2012
  3. Salvatore Vitale, La vita del B. Salvatore da Horta, 1640
  4. Alberto Cogoni. San Salvatore da Horta. La grandezza dei piccoli. Cagliari, Edizioni della Torre, 2002
  5. Giancarlo Sorgia, San Salvatore da Horta, Horta, 1991
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