Michael de Sanctis emerged in Catalonia, Spain, around 1591. At six, he declared a future in monastic life to his parents, closely mirroring St. Francis of Assisi, to the point of needing restraint. Following his parents’ demise, he apprenticed with a merchant but maintained a fervent, devoted life. In 1603, Michael joined the Trinitarian Friars in Barcelona and took vows at Saragosa’s St. Lambert’s monastery in 1607.
He soon aspired to join the Trinitarians’ reformed sect, moving to the Madrid Novitiate. His studies in Seville and Salamanca led to ordination and leadership roles in Valladolid, twice as Superior.
His peers viewed him as saintly, particularly for his Eucharistic devotion and Mass ecstasies. Dying at 35 on April 10, 1625, posthumous miracles led to his 1862 canonization by Pope Pius IX. The Roman Martyrology celebrates him for his life’s purity, asceticism, and divine love. From childhood, Michael’s trajectory towards remarkable sanctity never deviated. Today, as young individuals navigate a seemingly indifferent world, St. Michael de Sanctis offers both a model for emulation and a source of intercession.
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