Julian of Cuenca

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Roman Catholic Church
DioceseCuenca
SeeCuenca
Appointed1196
Term ended20 January 1208[1]
PredecessorJuan Yáñez
SuccessorPedro Laurencio
Orders
Ordination1166
ConsecrationJune 1196
by Martín López de Pisuerga
Personal details
Born
Julián

c. 1127
Burgos, Kingdom of Castile
Died20 January 1208[1] (aged 80)
Cuenca, Crown of Castile
BuriedCuenca Cathedral
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsTauro
ProfessionBasket weaver
Sainthood
Feast day28 January
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Canonized18 October 1594
by Pope Clement VIII
Attributes
  • Episcopal attire
    • Patronage
    • Cuenca
    • Invoked for rain
    • Basket-weavers

    Julián of Cuenca (c. 1127 – 28 January 1208), also known as Saint Julián, was a

    bishop after the Moors were driven from Cuenca and he made pastoral visits to the people in his diocese where he fed prisoners and provided grain for the poor farmers. But he never forgot his desire to live in solitude and made annual trips where he could best find silence before reemerging to resume his episcopal duties.[3][2]

    His canonization was solemnized on 18 October 1594.[2]

    Life

    Julián was born in

    Mozarabic family.[1]

    He studied at the cathedral school there before he studied at the University of Palencia where he earned his doctorate. He was appointed a professor in the philosophical and theological departments in Palencia in 1153.[2] During his time in Palencia he worked as a basket-maker and maker of other trade goods in order to earn extra income for the poor as well to support himself.

    In 1163 he left Palencia and his teaching duties to live a life of solitude in a modest house outside Burgos located on the banks of the

    priesthood in 1166 after having received the minor orders.[2] He and his companion Lesmes lived a life of mortification and contemplation. He and his friend took to the road as itinerant preachers and reached both Córdoba and Toledo
    in 1191.

    But this solitude and travelling ended in 1191 when the

    episcopal consecration upon him that June.[3]

    Julián was known for his almsgiving and he visited the poor in prisons. His outreach to all faiths was great as was his desire to make pastoral visits to see the faithful in his diocese. He often offered grain to the poor to alleviate their suffering and also aided the poor peasant farmers in the region.[3]

    He continued to preach while he went about reforming the practices of the diocesan priests in addition to engaging with charities to better help the poor. He likewise supported these charities to provide for the needs of his flock in addition to the

    Jesus Christ appeared to him in the guise of a beggar in order to thank him.[4]

    He died in his diocese in 1208; his remains were housed in the Cuenca Cathedral but reinterred under an altar made in his honor in 1578 at the same cathedral.[2]

    Canonization

    His canonization was solemnized under Pope Clement VIII on 18 October 1594.[2] His relics were housed in a casket underneath the altar dedicated to him and Bishop Inocencio Rodríguez Díez authenticated the relics; Díez served as the diocesan bishop from 1943 until 1973. His name would be included in the Roman calendar in the 1590s.[3]

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b c Sainz Magaña, Elena. "San Julián de Cuenca". dbe.rah.es (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
    2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Saint Julian of Cuenca". Saints SQPN. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
    3. ^ a b c d e f "Julian of Cuenca, St". New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
    4. ^ Book of the Saints. Kessinger Publishing. 2003. p. 156.

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