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Portrait.
Sancho Dávila Toledo (Sancho de Avila) (
Ávila ,
Old Castile , 1546, –
Plasencia ,
Cáceres , 6 or 7 December 1625) was a Spanish bishop. He was of a distinguished family, and was known as a learned preacher.
Life
He completed his ecclesiastical studies and received his doctorate at the
University of Salamanca . He was afterwards consecrated bishop and was, at different times,
bishop of Cartagena ,
bishop of Jaen in Andalusia,
bishop of Siguenza in Old Castile, in 1615, and, seven years later,
bishop of Plasencia , where he remained until his death. He had been a confessor of
Theresa of Avila .
Works
His works in Spanish include:
"The Veneration Due to the Bodies and Relics of Saints" (Madrid, 1611);
"Sermons" (Baeza, 1615);
"The Sighs of St. Augustine", from the Latin (Madrid, 1601, 1626);
and, in manuscript, the Lives of
Augustine of Hippo and
Thomas Aquinas .
References
External links and additional sources
Cheney, David M.
"Diocese of Cartagena" .
Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Retrieved June 16, 2018 . (for Chronology of Bishops)
self-published
Chow, Gabriel.
"Diocese of Cartagena" . GCatholic.org . Retrieved June 16, 2018 . (for Chronology of Bishops)
self-published
Cheney, David M.
"Diocese of Jaén" .
Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Retrieved June 16, 2018 . (for Chronology of Bishops)
self-published
Chow, Gabriel.
"Diocese of Jaén (Spain)" . GCatholic.org . Retrieved June 16, 2018 . (for Chronology of Bishops)
self-published
Cheney, David M.
"Diocese of Sigüenza-Guadalajara" .
Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Retrieved June 16, 2018 . (for Chronology of Bishops)
self-published
Chow, Gabriel.
"Diocese of Sigüenza–Guadalajara (Spain)" . GCatholic.org . Retrieved June 16, 2018 . (for Chronology of Bishops)
self-published
Cheney, David M.
"Diocese of Plasencia" .
Catholic-Hierarchy.org . Retrieved June 16, 2018 . (for Chronology of Bishops)
self-published
Chow, Gabriel.
"Diocese of Plasencia (Spain)" . GCatholic.org . Retrieved June 16, 2018 . (for Chronology of Bishops)
self-published
Attribution
International National Other