Benito Sanz y Forés
Benito Sanz y Forés | |
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| Archbishop of Seville | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Seville |
| See | Seville |
| Appointed | 30 December 1889 |
| Term ended | 1 November 1895 |
| Predecessor | Zeferino González y Díaz Tuñón |
| Successor | Marcelo Spínola y Maestre |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Eusebio (1893-95) |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Oviedo (1868-81) Archbishop of Valladolid (1881-89) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 March 1852 by Pablo García y Abella |
| Consecration | 8 November 1868 by Alessandro Franchi |
| Created cardinal | 16 January 1893 by Pope Leo XIII |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benito Sanz y Forés 21 March 1828 |
| Died | 1 November 1895 (aged 67) Madrid, Spanish Kingdom |
| Buried | Seville Cathedral |
| Parents | Andrés Sanz y López Josefa Forés y Blanquer |
| Alma mater | University of Valencia |
| Motto | Dominus illuminatio mea et salus mea ("The Lord is my light and my salvation") |
Benito Sanz y Forés J.C.D. S.T.D. (21 March 1828 – 1 November 1895) was a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Seville.
Benito Sanz was born in Gandía, Valencia Province. He was educated at the University of Valencia where he studied philosophy and law, obtaining a bachelor's degree in law in 1848; he continued his studies at the Seminary of Valencia where he received a doctorate in canon law in 1853 and in a doctorate in theology in 1857.