Saint Michael de Sanctis, Trinitarian friar

Saint Michael de Sanctis (1591–1625) was born Miguel Argemir in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. As a young man he joined the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, known as the Trinitarians, taking the religious name Michael de Sanctis. He was noted for his profound devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and for mystical experiences, including reported ecstasies during the celebration of the Eucharist. He lived a life marked by poverty, humility, and intense prayer, dying in Valladolid in 1625. He was canonized by Pope Pius IX in 1862.