Saint of the Day- Turibius of Mongrovejo Culture/Society Announcement Keywords: SAINTSSource: Missionaries of FaithPublished: 25 March 2000Posted on 03/25/2000 09:09:48 PST by big'ol_freeper St. Turibius of Mongrovejo (Bishop) One of the first saints of the New World, the Spanish bishop St. Turibius of Mongrovejo (1538-1606) was born in Mayorga, Spain, and educated as a lawyer. He was such a brilliant scholar that he became professor of law at the University of Salamanca. In 1580 the archbishopric of Lima, capital of Spain's colony in Peru, became vacant. Religious and political leaders agreed that Turibius' holiness made him the ideal choice...