Term ended February 9, 1956 | Installed February 20, 1937 Nationality Mexican Ordination 20 November 1904 | |
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Consecration September 30, 1923by Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores Birth name Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez Born June 9, 1881Michoacán, Mexico ( 1881-06-09 ) People also search for Laetitia Bucaille, Amélie Blom Books The Sanctifier, True Devotion to the Holy, When God Is Silent: Finding S, Worshipping a Hidden God: Unl, Secrets of the Interior Life | ||
Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez (June 9, 1881 – February 9, 1956) was the Catholic archbishop of Mexico and a member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua ("Mexican Language Academy").
He was born in Molinos de Caballeros, Epitacio Huerta, Michoacán. A philosopher of the scholastic tradition, his focus on the ultimate nature of things led him to theology. He was also a writer of spiritual poetry.
While his traditional values provoked his criticisms of some aspects of Mexico's modernization, he always retained a special relationship with the people. He presided over the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the coronation of Our Lady of Guadalupe, declaring, "I am Zumárraga" in order to draw Mexicans who have "wandered" back to the church. He joined the Academy in 1953, and many of his sermons were translated into French, Italian, and German.
He died on February 9, 1956 in Mexico City.
