Blessed Bernardo Francisco de Hoyos Seña
Profile
Son of Don Manuel de Hoyos and Doña Francisca de Seña. Baptized at 16 days; he was named for Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and Saint Francis Xavier. Confirmed at age nine. Began studying at the Jesuit College at Medina del Campo, Spain at age 10. Joined the Jesuit novitiate on 11 July 1726; he was not quite 15 years old, and made his perpetual vows at age 17. During his theological studies he became acquainted with devotion to the Sacred Heart, and began working for the spread of the devotion through Spain and Spanish America. Ordained on 2 January 1735; he needed special dispensation since he was only 23.
Born
- 21 August, 1711 in Torrelobatón, Valladolid, Spain
- 29 November 1735 at the Colegio de San Ignacio, Valladolid, Spain of typhus
- buried at the Colegio de San Ignacio
- remains moved, but the location records have been lost
- 12 January 1996 by Pope John Paul II (decree on heroic virtues)
- 18 April 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI
- recognition celebrated by Archbishop Angelo Amato at Plaza de Colón, Valladolid, Spain
- the beatification miracle involved the healing of young Mercedes Cabezas on 22 April 1936 in San Cristóbal de la Cuesta, Salamanca, Spain of typhoid and a serious tumor
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Bernardo Francisco de Hoyos Seña“. CatholicSaints.Info. 10 July 2023. Web. 28 April 2024. <>