Crescente Errázuriz

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Monsignor Crescente Errázuriz Valdivieso

Basque descent.[2]

Life

He was born in

Santiago, Chile the sixth child of Francisco Javier de Errázuriz y Aldunate and of his second wife, Rosario Fernández de Valdivieso y Zañartu (sister to Archbishop Rafael Valentín Valdivieso.) He studied at the school of the Fernández Díaz sisters and the Justino Fagalde school, in Santiago and from there he attended the Santiago Seminary in 1851. He graduated in theology and law. Subsequently, he decided to embrace the ecclesiastical career. He became a priest on December 18, 1863, and was appointed editor of La Revista Católica (Catholic Magazine). In 1874 founded a new magazine called El Estandarte Católico (Catholic Banner) in order to defend the church position and respond to the liberal attacks. One year earlier, he had also become a member of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Chile
, teaching canon law, and writing the standard text on the subject.

In 1885, he left the university to seclude himself in the Recoleta Domínica convent, adopting the name of Raimundo. There he was put in charge of the library, which he transformed in the most important private library in Chile. In 1898, he became the convent abbot, position he retained until 1907. During his time in the convent, he published his massive Los Orígenes de la Iglesia Chilena (Origins of the Chilean church), which made him the premier church historian. Due to his publications and research, he was incorporated to the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language. He was also given the gold medal of the Historical and Geographical Society of Chile in 1912 and became the president of the Chilean Academy of History in 1914. In 1916, he returned to his position in the university.

In 1918 he was nominated as

Latin
for 'The Cross and the Gospel are my weapons').

He promoted a policy to make the Catholic Church independent from the conservative party. In 1920 he proposed the creation of the bishoprics of Valparaíso and Talca. In 1924 he presided over the separation of the church and the state, consecrated in the Constitution of 1925. He was the voice that gave serenity and long-term vision to the negotiations. Monsignor Errázuriz died in 1931 at the age of 91.[1]

Ecclesiastical life of Crescente Errázuriz[1]
Date Event Title
November 28, 1839 Born
Santiago
, Chile
December 18, 1863 Ordained Priest Priest of
Order of Friars Preachers
1910 Incardinated Priest of
Santiago de Chile
December 30, 1918 Appointed Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
January 12, 1919 Ordained Bishop Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
January 29, 1919 Installed Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
June 5, 1931 Died Archbishop of Santiago de Chile

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Archbishop Crescente Errázuriz Valdivieso". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Escritores.cl". Archived from the original on 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2022-03-09.

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