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Luis Jayme or Lluís Jaume O.F.M. (October 18, 1740 – November 5, 1775), born Melcior Jaume Vallespir, was a Spanish-born Roman Catholic priest of the Franciscan Order. He was the first Catholic martyr who died in Alta California .
Aug 24, 2020 · The Father Luis Jayme Cross. Father Melcor (Luis) Jayme became pastor of Mission San Diego de Alcalá in 1771 and was instrumental in moving the mission to its present site – six miles east of the original site. The reasons for moving the mission were: to be closer to the Native Villages and a better source of water and soil to grow the crops ...
In October of 1770, Fr. Jayme set out for Alta California to begin his ten-year commitment to the California Missions. He assumed his post as pastor of the Mission San Diego de Alcalá and eagerly looked forward to working with the Native Americans. The priests and neophytes on Presidio Hill (the first location of Mission San Diego) tried to ...
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Jul 1, 1997 · With less than one hundred converted neophytes by the end of 1774, Father Luis Jayme and Vicente Fuster began a concerted effort at winning converts during the summer and fall of 1775. 4 Between July and late September almost four hundred natives were baptized including native leaders (kwaipai) at relatively remote villages. 5 Several ...
The inscription, in Catalán, says “According to tradition this was the ancestral home of Fr. Luis Jayme, zealous defender of Chirst who, during the apostolic task of conversion of the gentiles, cruelly received a painful martyrdom at the hands of Indians in Upper California (1740-1775)”.
Father Melcor (Luis) Jayme became pastor of Mission San Diego de Alcalá in 1771 and was instrumental in moving the mission to its present site – six miles east of the original site. The reasons for moving the mission were: to be closer to the Native Villages, a better source of water, more fertile soil to grow the crops, and to separate the ...
Jan 1, 1976 · On September 27, 1760, Melchor Jayme was invested with the Franciscan habit, in the Convento de Santa Maria de los Angeles de Jesus. Following a year of strict seclusion and rigorous discipline, Jayme solemnly promised to observe the rule of the Friars Minor for the rest of his earthly lifespan. From then onwards, he was known as Fray Luis.
