The bishop who funded a hospital and a fountain

Born in Nava de Coca, Segovia, in 1619, Sebastián de Arévalo y Torres studied at the University of Alcalá. He entered the Colegio de San Pedro y San Pablo and, starting in late 1648, dedicated himself to teaching in various convents across the Province of the Conception. He served as a confessor and royal preacher, as well as a qualifier for the Holy Office.

In 1672, he was named bishop of Mondoñedo and later, in 1682, was transferred to the diocese of Osma. During his time there, he engaged in intense pastoral work, investing all of his income into innumerable alms and charitable works until he was left in total poverty.

Among his works, he fully funded the hospital of San Agustín in El Burgo de Osma and the Herrerian fountain known as Caño del Obispo in his native town of Nava de la Asunción. He died in the seat of his diocese, El Burgo de Osma, in 1704.

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