RIBERA, JUAN de, blessed. — Spanish archbishop, born in Seville on 20 March 1532 to Perafan de R., viceroy of Catalonia and Naples, died in Valencia on 6 January 1611.
He studied philosophy, theology, and canon law at Salamanca, where he later became a professor. In 1562, having been elected bishop of Badajoz, he worked for the implementation of the Tridentine decrees
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RIBOT, THÉODULE-ARMAND - Portrait of J.-A. Barbey d'Aurevilly, Paris, Galleria Charpentier.
Tridentine decrees. Promoted in 1568 to Patriarch of Antioch and Archbishop of Valenza, he found himself confronting Moorish unrest. At first he vainly attempted conciliation and conversion, also establishing colleges for the education of the young; then he urged and supported the royal decree for the expulsion of the moriscos (1609). Philip III appointed him viceroy and captain general of Valenza. For the proper governance of the diocese, he held seven synods, built churches, and founded the Corpus Christi college for the education of the clergy, endowing its Library with precious manuscripts and rare books; numerous manuscripts by him are preserved. He was declared blessed by Pius VI on 18 September 1796.