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Manuel Jimenez Perez

JIMENEZ PEREZ, Manuel (he-may'-neth), Spanish R. C. bishop, born in Sore, Spain, in 1720; died in Porto Rico in 1781. He was a Benedictine monk of the monastery of Santa. Maria la Real, was elected bishop of Porto Rico in 1770, and took possession of his cathedral, 25 May, 1772. He made his pastoral visits to the islands and adjacent provinces as far as the Orinoco, performing many acts of charity. Bishop Jimenez repaired several churches, erected, besides many parochial edifices, the hospital "Nuestra Sefiora de la Concepcion" in the city of Saint John, with a capacity of 500 beds, anal rebuilt the episcopal palace, that had lain many years in rums, at his own expense. He never abandoned the habits and methods of his early life, observing them as rigorously as when he was an inmate of the cloister. He performed innumerable works of charity, setting apart Saturday of each week for the distribution of alms, and frequently giving so freely as to stint himself and family, he left many important manuscript documents that are preserved in the ecclesiastical archives of Porto Rico, and have greatly aided in historical researches regarding the West Indies.

JIMENEZ PEREZ, Manuel (he-may'-neth), Spanish R. C. bishop, born in Sore, Spain, in 1720; died in Puerto Rico in 1781. He was a Benedictine monk of the monastery of Santa Maria la Real, was elected bishop of Puerto Rico in 1770, and took possession of his cathedral, 25 May, 1772.

He made his pastoral visits to the islands and adjacent provinces as far as the Orinoco, performing many acts of charity. Bishop Jimenez repaired several churches, erected, besides many parochial edifices, the hospital "Nuestra Señora de la Concepción" in the city of Saint John, with a capacity of 500 beds, and rebuilt the Episcopal palace, that had lain many years in ruins, at his own expense. He never abandoned the habits and methods of his early life, observing them as rigorously as when he was an inmate of the cloister.

He performed innumerable works of charity, setting apart Saturday of each week for the distribution of alms, and frequently gave so freely as to stint himself and family. He left many important manuscript documents that are preserved in the ecclesiastical archives of Puerto Rico, and have greatly aided in historical researches regarding the West Indies.

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