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2 unusual facts about Alonso Manrique de Lara


Alonso Manrique de Lara

Alfonso or Alonso Manrique de Lara y Solís, (Segura de León in Badajoz, Spain, 1476 - Seville, 28 September 1538), Bishop of Badajoz, (September 1499 until before 1516) was a Spanish churchman.

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While waiting in Seville, his unusually great devotion in celebrating Mass, and his skills in catechesis and preaching, attracted the attention of Hernando de Contreras, a local priest, who mentioned him to the Archbishop of Seville and Inquisitor General, Alonso Manrique de Lara.



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