Fray José María Vargas Arévalo O.P. (Order of Preachers) | |
---|---|
Born | Celso Pompilio November 9, 1902 |
Died | March 25, 1988
Quito, Ecuador | (aged 85)
Resting place | "Convento Máximo" of Quito |
Nationality | Ecuadorian |
Occupation(s) | Dominican Friar, Writer, Historian |
Awards | Premio Eugenio Espejo (1984) |
Fray José María Vargas Arévalo O.P. (1902–1988) was an Ecuadorian Dominican friar, writer, and historian.
He was born in Chordeleg, province of Azuay, Ecuador on November 9, 1902.
He became an ordained priest on December 28, 1928. [1] He wrote a biography of Fray Pedro Bedón and one about Fray Domingo de Santo Tomás.
He received Ecuador's National Prize " Premio Eugenio Espejo" in the Culture category in 1984. [2]
He died in Quito on March 25, 1988. [3]