About Alonso Ruiz de Virués
Lived 1480 – 1545 (aged 64–65). Alonso Ruiz de Virués was a Spanish catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Alonso Ruiz de Virués, O.F.M. (died 1545) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Islas Canarias (1538–1545).
Biography Alonso Ruiz de Virués was born in Olmedo, Spain 1480 and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 12 Aug 1538, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Paul III as Bishop of Islas Canarias. He served as Bishop of Islas Canarias until his death on 19 January 1545.
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Who was Alonso Ruiz de Virués?
Spanish Roman Catholic prelate
When was Alonso Ruiz de Virués born?
Alonso Ruiz de Virués was born in 1480 in Olmedo.
When did Alonso Ruiz de Virués die?
Alonso Ruiz de Virués died on 19 January 1545 in Telde.
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Alonso Ruiz de Virués was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Alonso Ruiz de Virués was Spanish.
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