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Catholics not only pray to saints canonized by the Catholic Church, they pray to people who have passed away who haven’t been canonized. In fact, it is apparently impossible for a saint to be canonized until people pray to a deceased person and claim that miracles happened.
Last month I read a letter to the editor from a local woman, a Catholic, who talked about the saints that she prays to. Juan Gabriel is one of her two favorite saints.
Juan Gabriel (1950-2016) is a Mexican singer. His real name is Alberto Aguilera Valadez, meaning that his father’s last name is Aguilera and his mother’s last name is Valadez. There are probably people on CF who know far more about his music than I do. He was born poor but amassed considerable wealth as a singer and did give considerable amounts to charity.
According to Wikipedia, Juan Gabriel never married but fathered six children by three different women. He had four children with Laura Salas, and this relationship is well known. According to the tabloids he had two other children.
Juan Gabriel’s accomplishments as a singer, songwriter, actor and music producer are impressive. He sold over a hundred million albums and wrote more than 1,800 songs. Even in the US, he received the Latin Songwriter of the Year Award in 1995, 1996, and 1998.
He did give several concerts a year to benefit charity. He also gave generously to children’s homes.
I am not certain that Juan Gabriel is officially a Roman Catholic. The biographical info that I have seen says that before he was famous he worked as a janitor at a Methodist Church. He sang in the choir at the same church.
Overall, it looks like Alberto Aguilera, also known as Juan Gabriel, has a strong record as a Latin entertainer but it doesn’t look like he is a saint.
Last month I read a letter to the editor from a local woman, a Catholic, who talked about the saints that she prays to. Juan Gabriel is one of her two favorite saints.
Juan Gabriel (1950-2016) is a Mexican singer. His real name is Alberto Aguilera Valadez, meaning that his father’s last name is Aguilera and his mother’s last name is Valadez. There are probably people on CF who know far more about his music than I do. He was born poor but amassed considerable wealth as a singer and did give considerable amounts to charity.
According to Wikipedia, Juan Gabriel never married but fathered six children by three different women. He had four children with Laura Salas, and this relationship is well known. According to the tabloids he had two other children.
Juan Gabriel’s accomplishments as a singer, songwriter, actor and music producer are impressive. He sold over a hundred million albums and wrote more than 1,800 songs. Even in the US, he received the Latin Songwriter of the Year Award in 1995, 1996, and 1998.
He did give several concerts a year to benefit charity. He also gave generously to children’s homes.
I am not certain that Juan Gabriel is officially a Roman Catholic. The biographical info that I have seen says that before he was famous he worked as a janitor at a Methodist Church. He sang in the choir at the same church.
Overall, it looks like Alberto Aguilera, also known as Juan Gabriel, has a strong record as a Latin entertainer but it doesn’t look like he is a saint.
