Miguel Febres Cordero

Francisco Ferbes-Cordero
Born	November 7, 1854 Cuenca, Ecuador
Died	February 9, 1910(1910-02-09) (aged 55) Premià de Mar, Spain
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	October 30, 1977 by Pope Paul VI
Canonized	October 21, 1984 by Pope John Paul II
Feast	February 9

Saint (Brother) Miguel (1854–1910) was a member of the Order of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He was born Francisco Febres-Cordero Muñóz on November 7, 1854 at Cuenca, Ecuador and died at Premià de Mar, Spain on February 9, 1910.

Background

Francisco was born crippled to an influential Ecuadorian family and was unable to stand until the age of 5. In 1864, he entered a Lasallian school and subsequently entered the Novitiate on March 24, 1868; he was the first Ecuadorian to be received into the Institute.

Miguel, a name which he assumed after becoming a De La Salle Brother, decided to pursue teaching as a career. He also did research and authored books on literature and linguistics, which earned him membership in the Ecuadorian Academy of Letters in 1892, followed by the Academies of Spain, France, and Venezuela.

In 1907, Brother Miguel was sent to Europe to translate texts into Spanish, which were to be used by the Christian Brothers who were exiled from France. In 1909, he was transferred to the junior novitiate at Premia del Mar, where he oversaw an evacuation of his charges to Barcelona. Shortly thereafter, he contracted pneumonia and died at Premia.

On October 30, 1977, he was beatified by Pope Paul VI and on October 21, 1984, Pope John Paul II canonized Br. Miguel Febres Cordero.

References

• Saint Miguel Febres Cordero Muñoz Patron Saints Index, Accessed September 2, 2006.

Persondata
Name	Cordero, Francisco Febres
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	November 7, 1854
Place of birth	Cuenca, Ecuador
Date of death	February 9, 1910
Place of death	Premià de Mar, Spain