See Mexico City, Mexico Term ended February 9, 1956 Denomination Roman Catholic Church Role Writer Ordination November 20, 1904 | Installed February 20, 1937 Nationality Mexican Name Luis Martinez Predecessor Pascual Diaz y Barreto Consecration September 30, 1923 | |
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Birth name Luis Maria Martinez y Rodriguez Born June 9, 1881
Michoacan, Mexico ( 1881-06-09 ) Died February 9, 1956, Mexico City, Mexico Successor Miguel Dario Miranda y Gomez Books The Sanctifier, When God Is Silent: Finding Spiritual Peace Amid the Storms of Life, Secrets of the Interior Life | ||
La vida sin limites de Luis María Martínez
Luis Maria Martinez y Rodriguez (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, Michoacan. 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 Zumarraga" 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.