caption canonized_by beatified_place death_date canonized_date birth_place feast_day imagesize venerated_in patronage birth_date titles image article_title name canonized_place
spanish de zurbarán baroque oil painting of louis bertrand by francisco pope clement x 1290 9 october 1581 1671 valencia , spain 9 october 200px roman catholic church buñol ; new granada ; colombia 1 january 1526 `` priest , missionary , confessor apostle of south america '' , religious , louis bertrand.jpg louis bertrand -lrb- saint -rrb-
 saint louis bertrand rome
louis bertrand -lrb- saint -rrb-

saint louis bertrand , o.p. -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- 1 january 1526 -- 9 october 1581 -rrb- was a spanish dominican who preached in south america during the 16th century , and is known as the `` apostle to the americas '' .
he is venerated as a saint by the catholic church .
