Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo

Saint Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo
Archbishop of Lima
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Lima
See	Lima
Appointed	16 May 1579
Installed	24 May 1581
Term ended	23 March 1606
Predecessor	Diego Gómez de Lamadrid
Successor	Bartolomé Lobo Guerrero
Orders
Ordination	1578
Consecration	23 August 1580 by Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Birth name	Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo
Born	(1538-11-16)16 November 1538 Mayorga de Campos, Kingdom of León, Habsburg Spain
Died	23 March 1606(1606-03-23) (aged 67) Saña, Viceroyalty of Peru, Peru
Alma mater	University of Coimbra University of Valladolid University of Salamanca
Sainthood
Feast day	23 March 27 April (Former) 23 August (Episcopal Church)
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church Episcopal Church Anglican Communion
Beatified	2 July 1679 Rome, Papal States by Pope Innocent XI
Canonized	10 December 1726 Rome, Papal States by Pope Benedict XIII
Attributes	Episcopal attire
Patronage	Peru Lima Latin American bishops Native rights Scouts Valladolid

Saint Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo (16 November 1538 – 23 March 1606) was a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the Archbishop of Lima from 1579 until his death. He first studied in the humanities and law before serving as a professor and later as the Grand Inquisitor at the behest of King Philip II. His piousness and learning had reached the ears of the king who appointed him to that position which was considered unusual since he had no previous government or judicial experience. His noted work for the Inquisition earned him praise from the king who nominated him for the vacant Lima archdiocese. The pope confirmed this despite his protests.

Mogrovejo was ordained to the priesthood in 1578 and was later consecrated as an archbishop in 1580 before setting off for Peru to begin his mission. He was a noted and charismatic preacher who set about baptizing and catechizing to the natives while confirming almost half a million people; those included Saint Rose of Lima and Saint Martin de Porres. The archbishop was a staunch advocate for archdiocesan reform and set to work reforming the diocesan priests from impurities and scandals while instituting new educational procedures for seminaries.

He predicted the exact date and hour he would die which would come to pass. His reputation for holiness and learning was never forgotten for it led to calls for his canonization. Pope Innocent XI beatified the late archbishop but Pope Benedict XIII was the one to canonize him as a saint on 10 December 1726. Mogrovejo is also honored as a saint in the United States Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion.