Alonso Antonio de San Martín

{{Short description|Catholic Bishop and bastard son of King Felipe IV of Spain}}

{{Infobox Christian leader

| type = Bishop

| honorific-prefix = Most Reverend

| name = Alonso Antonio de San Martín

| title = Bishop of Cuenca

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| church = Catholic Church

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| diocese = Diocese of Cuenca

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| term = 1676–1705

| predecessor = Francisco de Zárate y Terán

| successor = Miguel del Olmo Manrique

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| consecration = April 1676

| consecrated_by = Francisco de Rois y Mendoza

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| birth_date = 12 December 1642

| birth_place = Madrid, Spain

| death_date = 5 July 1705 (age 63)

| death_place = Cuenca, Spain

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Alonso Antonio de San Martín (12 December 1642 – 5 July 1705) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Cuenca (1681–1705) and Bishop of Oviedo (1675–1681).{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/hierarchiacathol05eubeuoft|last1=Ritzler|first1=Remigius|last2=Sefrin|first2=Pirminus|title=HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V|pages=167 and 300|date=1952|publisher=Messagero di S. Antonio|location=Patavii|ISBN=}} (in Latin) He was an illegitimate son of King Felipe IV of Spain.

Biography

Alonso Antonio de San Martín was born in Madrid, Spain on 12 December 1642.{{Cite web|last=Cheney |first=David M.|authorlink=|title=Bishop Alonso Antonio de San Martín |publisher=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|date=|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsmaraa.html |accessdate=June 16, 2018}} Wikipedia:SPS{{Cite web|last=Chow |first=Gabriel|authorlink=|title=Bishop Alonso Antonio de San Martín |publisher=GCatholic.org|date=|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/cuen1.htm#45122 |accessdate=June 16, 2018}} Wikipedia:SPS

He was the illegitimate son of King Felipe IV of Spain and of a young woman who served in the Buen Retiro Palace, named Tomasa María de Aldana, a native of Illescas, Toledo. However, in the newborn's baptismal certificate, which took place in the parish of San Sebastián, are assigned as biological parents: Juan de Valdés and María Díaz.[https://dbe.rah.es/biografias/127747/alonso-antonio-de-san-martin Real Academia de la Historia]

On 1 October 1675, he was selected by the King of Spain and confirmed by Pope Clement X on 16 December 1675 as Bishop of Oviedo.

In April 1676, he was consecrated bishop by Francisco de Rois y Mendoza, Archbishop of Granada, with Clemente Alvarez López, Bishop of Guadix, and Melchior de Escuda Aybar, Titular Bishop of Utica, serving as co-consecrators.

On 21 October 1681, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Cuenca.

He served as Bishop of Cuenca until his death on 5 July 1705.

References

External links and additional sources

{{Cite web|last=Cheney |first=David M.|authorlink=|title=Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oviedo|website=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|date=|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dovie.html|accessdate=June 16, 2018}} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS
{{Cite web|last=Chow |first=Gabriel|authorlink=|title=Archdiocese of Oviedo (Spain)|website=GCatholic.org|date=|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ovie0.htm|accessdate=June 16, 2018}} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS
{{Cite web|last=Cheney |first=David M.|authorlink=|title=Diocese of Cuenca |website=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|date=|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcues.html |accessdate=June 16, 2018}} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS
{{Cite web|last=Chow |first=Gabriel|authorlink=|title=Diocese of Cuenca (Spain)|website=GCatholic.org|date=|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/cuen1.htm|accessdate=June 16, 2018}} (for Chronology of Bishops) Wikipedia:SPS

{{succession box

| title = Bishop of Oviedo

| years = 1675–1681

| before = Alfonso de Salizanes y Medina

| after = Simón García Pedrejón}}

{{succession box

| title = Bishop of Cuenca

| years = 1681–1705

| before = Francisco de Zárate y Terán

| after = Miguel del Olmo Manrique}}

Category:1642 births

Category:1705 deaths