Didacus of Alcalá
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Didacus of Alcalá, also known as Diego de San Nicolás, was a Spanish Franciscan lay brother who served among the first group of missionaries to the newly conquered Canary Islands. He died at Alcalá de
San Diego de Alcalá by Francisco de Zurbarán
The Miracle of Didacus of Alcalá by Bernardo Strozzi
Saint Didacus in Ecstasy Before the Cross by Murillo, 1645–46
San Diego de Alcalá, Miracle of the Roses, Niccolo Betti
Mission San Diego de Alcalá
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Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá was the second Franciscan-founded mission in the Californias, a province of New Spain. Located in present-day San Diego, California, it was founded on July 16, 176
Didacus of Alcalá
…In the United States the feast day is celebrated on 7 November, due to the feast of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini. Didacus is the saint to whom the Franciscan mission that bears his name, and which developed into the City of San Diego, California, was dedicated. He is the co-patron of the Roman Catholic Diocese of…
The church façade of Mission San Diego de Alcalá
Plaque of Mission San Diego de Alcala
Mission San Diego de Alcalá as it stood circa 1900. Note the missing Campanario, and the exposed church, which fell into disrepair.