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Toledo, Spain.

spain on Jun 9, 2009 A tour of Toledo, one of the Spanish cities with the greatest wealth of monuments.www.spain.info
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Saint Ildefonsus was sitting on the bishop's throne in his cathedral when he
was granted a vision in which the Blessed Virgin presented him with a
chasuble (liturgical vestment) of heavenly tissue. The gift was a fitting
he believed that one could do so by meditating on Jesus through the eyes of
His virgin mother. He also had a special devotion to Saint Leocadia,
patroness of Toledo.
For nine years …More
Saint Ildefonsus was sitting on the bishop's throne in his cathedral when he
was granted a vision in which the Blessed Virgin presented him with a
chasuble (liturgical vestment) of heavenly tissue. The gift was a fitting

he believed that one could do so by meditating on Jesus through the eyes of
His virgin mother. He also had a special devotion to Saint Leocadia,
patroness of Toledo.

For nine years he governed the church wisely, until his peaceable death. His
successor to the see of Toledo gave high praise to Ildefonsus's virtues and
abilities. The Ramsgate Benedictines say that he was responsible for the
unification of the Spanish liturgy. He was also a musician. The grateful
Spaniards dubbed him a Doctor of the Church and his memory is still revered.

Ildephonsus was an outstanding writer as well as a devoted pastor. His
treatise on Baptism was followed by one of the spiritual journey of the soul
after receiving the Sacrament. In "De viris illustribus" he compiled short
biographies of notables in the 7th-century Church in Spain. He devotion to
Mary led him to write several theological treatises, including "De
virginitate perpetua sactae Mariae", a work of exuberant enthusiasm, rather
than of sober thought. This work was written as a defense of the perpetual
virginity of the Blessed Mother against the heresy of Helvidius, Jovinian,
and a Jew. His fervor had a marked effect on Spanish piety.
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Saint Ildephonsus Jan. 23
Also known as
Ildefonso
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Born to the Spanish nobility. Nephew of Saint Eugene of Toledo. Studied at Seville, Spain under Saint Isidore of Seville. Monk at Agli (Agalia) on the River Tagus near Toledo, Spain while still a young man. Abbot at Agli. Attended the Council of Toledo in 653 and 655. Archbishop of Toledo in 657. Responsible for the unification of the …More
Saint Ildephonsus Jan. 23

Also known as

Ildefonso

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Born to the Spanish nobility. Nephew of Saint Eugene of Toledo. Studied at Seville, Spain under Saint Isidore of Seville. Monk at Agli (Agalia) on the River Tagus near Toledo, Spain while still a young man. Abbot at Agli. Attended the Council of Toledo in 653 and 655. Archbishop of Toledo in 657. Responsible for the unification of the Spanish liturgy. Noted writer, especially on Our Lady; only four of his works have survived. Reported to have received an apparition of the Virgin Mary during which she presented him with a chalice.

Born

607 at Toledo, Spain

Died

667 of natural causes

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Patronage

San Ildefonso Indian Pueblo
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