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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández de Santa Cruz and the second or maternal family name is Sahagún.
Santa Cruz in an anonymous portrait - now in the Museo Nacional del Virreinato, Tepotzotlán, México.

Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún (18 January 1637, Palencia (Spain) – 1 February 1699, Puebla (Mexico)) was a religious writer and Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Guadalajara (19 February 1674 – 2 June 1676), and Bishop of Tlaxcala (2 June 1676 – 1 February 1699). As well as founding charitable institutions in his diocese, he published Sor Juana's Carta atenagórica (critiquing a sermon by António Vieira) - without her permission (albeit under a pseudonym) and told her to focus on religious instead of secular studies, despite agreeing with her criticisms.

Biography

Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún was born on January 18, 1637, in Palencia, Spain and ordained a priest in 1661. On February 19, 1674, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement X as Bishop of Guadalajara. He was consecrated bishop by Payo Afán Enríquez de Ribera Manrique de Lara, Archbishop of México, with Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño, Bishop of Durango as co-consecrator. He was installed on September 29, 1675. On March 31, 1676, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed on October 19, 1676, by Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Tlaxcala. He was installed on August 9, 1677. He served as Bishop of Tlaxcala until his death on February 1, 1699.

Episcopal succession

While bishop, he served as the Principal Consecrator of:

References

  1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún" retrieved December 31, 2015
  2. "Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz | bishop of Puebla".
  3. "Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz - Poems, Quotes & Facts". Biography.com. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2022-07-30.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded byFrancisco Verdín y Molina Bishop of Guadalajara
1674–1676
Succeeded byJuan de Santiago y León Garabito
Preceded byJuan de Sancto Mathía Sáenz de Mañozca y Murillo Bishop of Tlaxcala
1676–1699
Succeeded byIgnacio de Urbina
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