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| St. Turibius of Mongrovejo |
History
Saint Turibius was one of the first saints of the New World.
He was born in Spain where he was a brilliant student. He became a law
professor and then a judge for the Church. When he was appointed Archbishop of
Lima in Peru, he wasn’t even a priest yet! But the pope knew he was holy and
faithful, and could solve all the problems in that archdiocese. He was quickly
ordained priest and bishop and got on a boat for Peru. He arrived to find
that the Spanish conquistadors had forced the native people into
slavery. Turibius worked very hard to correct the problems. He studied the
people’s language and traveled all over to meet everybody, winning them over with his deep love for Christ and for them.
Activity
Saint Turbibius is the patron for Native American rights
because of the work he did to raise the dignity of the Natives in Peru from
poverty and slavery to a more comfortable way of life. They were even able to
enjoy some little luxuries. Today, make these Peruvian cookies called Alfajores. Each bite is a little luxury.
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