Santiago de Querétaro in Querétaro, Mexico — The Central Highlands (North America)

Friar Antonio de Jesus María Linaz Massanet

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 17, 2022

1. Friar Antonio de Jesus María Linaz Massanet Marker

Inscription.
Fray
Antonio de Jesus Ma.
Linaz Massanet
1635-1693
Custodio de Provincia
1679
Prefecto de Misiones
Guardian del Convento
de la Santa Cruz de Qro.
1681
Fundador del Primer
Colegio Apostolico
de Propaganda Fide
en Queretaro
1683

Dedicacion mayo 8 1959

English translation:Friar Antonio de Jesus María Linaz Massanet
1635-1693
Custodian of the Province
1679
Prefect of Missions
Guardian of the Convent of the Holy Cross of Querétaro
1681
Founder of the First Apostolic College for the Propagation of the Faith
in Querétaro
1683

Dedication mayo 8 1959

Erected 1959.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion • Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1679.

Location. 20° 35.574′ N, 100° 22.987′ W. Marker is in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro. Marker can be reached from Calle Independencia. The marker is in an interior courtyard of the Convento de la Santa Cruz, just south of the main church body and reachable by the convent's visitors entrance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Santiago de Querétaro QUE 76000, Mexico. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this marker. Friar Antonio Margil de Jesus Ros (within shouting distance of this marker); The Historic Monuments Zone of Querétaro (within shouting distance of this marker); Historical Events at the Church of the Holy Cross (within shouting distance of this marker); Temple and Convent of Santa Cruz (within shouting distance of this marker); Founding and History of the Church of the Holy Cross (within shouting distance of this marker); Friar Antonio Margil de Jésus (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Fountain of the Virgin del Pilar (about 120 meters away); Friar Junipero Serra (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santiago de Querétaro.

Regarding Friar Antonio de Jesus María Linaz Massanet. Antonio Llinás de Jesús María (or Linaz) (b. Artá, Spain 1635 – d. Madrid, Spain 1693) was a Spanish Franciscan priest, missionary, teacher and founder of schools for the formation of missionaries. He was born in a small town in Mallorca in 1635, receiving his first education with the Franciscans of his native village. At the age of seventeen he entered the convent of San Francisco in Palma de Mallorca, receiving his ordination in 1659. With a desire to dedicate himself to teaching, he moved to Mexico in 1664. Between 1665 and 1667 he studied in Querétaro,

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 26, 2017

2. Friar Antonio de Jesus María Linaz Massanet Marker

The marker was badly weathered and difficult to read.

and from 1667 to 1668 in Celaya. From 1668 to 1691 he was Professor of Theology in Valladolid (now Morelia). After a strange dream, he left teaching in 1679 and dedicated himself to missions. He returned to Spain and advocated for the founding of a College of Missionaries in Querétaro. Once the authorization was obtained, he returned to Mexico in 1683, with twenty-two other Franciscans, to found the College. Two years later he returned to Spain with the intention of founding schools there. Between 1689 and 1691 he carried out an amazing amount of activity as a founder of missionary colleges. He founded schools in San Miguel de Escornalbou, in Catalonia; Our Lady of the Olive, in the province of Toledo; San Roque, in Calamocha (Teruel); San Miguel de Cehegín in Murcia and the Valencian School of Holy Ghost of the Mountain. He finally traveled to the island of Sardinia, where he founded the College of Ozzier, Sassari. He then moved to Madrid with the purpose of founding a school in the vicinity of the capital. There he died on June 29, 1693. Adapted from Wikipedia

His name is also commonly spelled Llinás, although the marker uses "Linaz".

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 17, 2022

3. Friar Antonio de Jesus María Linaz Massanet Marker

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, March 26, 2017

4. Friar Antonio de Jesus María Linaz Massanet Marker

An additional Friar Antonio de Jesus María Linaz Marker in Celaya image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 28, 2017

5. An additional Friar Antonio de Jesus María Linaz Marker in Celaya

This additional marker is found in the entryway to the Ex-Royal and Pontifical University in Celaya, adjoining the Temple of Saint Francis. It reads:

En una celda de este convento, Fray Antonio Linaz tuvo la idea que después concretizó en la erección de Colegios Misioneros en toda la America el primero de los cuales fue el Colegio Apostólico para la propagación de la fé.
Fundado en la Santa Cruz de Querétaro. El 15 de Agosto de 1683.

English translation:
In a cell of this convent, Fray Antonio Linaz had the idea that later concluded in the construction of Missionary Schools throughout the Americas, the first of which was the Apostolic College for the Propagation of Faith.
Founded in the Holy Cross of Querétaro. August 15, 1683

The Temple of the Cross image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, May 8, 2021

6. The Temple of the Cross

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 2, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 2. submitted on May 26, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 3. submitted on June 2, 2022, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 4. submitted on May 26, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 5. submitted on November 1, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 6. submitted on May 8, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.