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Also known as: Michael of
the Saints; Michael the Ecstatic
Profile
Decided at age six that he wanted to be a monk. Imposed such austerities
on himself as a child that he had to be restrained. Orphaned, he became
the apprentice of a merchant. Tried to join the Trinitarian monastery at
Barcelona at age 12. Took his vows at age 15 at the monastery of Saint
Lambert at Saragossa on 5 September 1607. Later felt drawn to the more
austere Discalced Trinitarians; began his novitiate at Madrid, studied in
Seville and Salamanca and took vows at Alcalá. Priest. Twice elected
superior of the monastery at Valladolid. Lived a life of prayer and great
mortification; especially devout towards the Holy Eucharist, and is said
to have been rapt in ecstasy several times during Consecration. He was
considered by his brothers to be a saint in life.
Born: 29 September 1591 at Vich, Spanish Catalonia
Died: 10 April 1625 at Valladolid
Beatified: 24 May 1779 by Pope Pius VI
Canonized: 8 June 1862 by Pope Pius IX
Representation: kneeling before an altar where the Blessed Sacrament
is exposed
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