May 10 - Feast of John of Avila (Juan de Avila) - Apostle of Andalusia, patron of Spanish priests, doctor of the church - He was investigated by the Spanish Inquisition due to his preaching against wealth, his strictness and his Jewish heritage. He was acquitted soon after.

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a reformer, one of the greatest preachers of his time, author, and spiritual director whose religious leadership in 16th-century Spain earned him the title “Apostle of Andalusia.”

Jewish-born, John attended the Universities of Salamanca and Alcalá, where he studied philosophy and theology[.]

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Beginning in 1529, John undertook missions throughout Andalusia for nine years. While attracting throngs of penitents, converts, and the faithful, his apostolate also created some influential enemies. The Inquisition investigated his fervent denunciation of wealth and of vice and his encouragement of rigorism; even a spurious connection between his Jewish heritage and charges of heresy was considered. He was acquitted in 1533, after which his fame rose tremendously, securing his reputation as one of Spain’s greatest evangelists.

John’s reform of clerical life (he was a champion of celibacy), considered to be his finest achievement, influenced such eminent disciples as Saints Francis Borgia, John of God, Teresa of Ávila, and Luís of Granada (who, in 1588, wrote a life of John, noting him as a leading spiritual director). In 1537 John co-organized the University of Granada with Archbishop Gaspare Avalos; outstanding among the other colleges he founded was that of Baeza. He helped foster in Spain the Society of Jesus, to which he was devoted.

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John’s Audi filia (“Listen, Daughter”), a treatise on Christian perfection addressed to the nun Doña Sancha Carillo, is considered to be a masterwork.

• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-of-Avila

Ordained in 1525, he gave away most of his inheritance to the poor and intended to join the missions in Mexico. The archbishop of Seville however persuaded him to re-evangelize Andalusia instead. This southernmost province had been ruled by the Moors and needed the Gospel message to be preached again.

John won almost universal acclaim: the Inquisition however accused him in 1531–3 of teaching rigorism and the exclusion of the rich from heaven. These accusations were never proved: when John was released, he received strong popular support.

He was also highly esteemed by some of the most notable saints of the time. Theresa of Avila chose him as her counsellor, Francis Borgia and John of God owed their conversions to him. John's writings, mainly letters and sermons, are substantial in quantity and notable for their spiritual depth. The most famous is Audi filia, a treatise on Christian perfection written in 1530 for Donna Sancha Carillo, who had renounced wealth and status to lead a life of prayer and solitude.

• https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100021963

More here

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John of Ávila

• https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/john-avila-st