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Gregorio de Santiago Vela
b. 1865
A Spanish Augustinian priest, missionary, and passionate bibliographer, he is best remembered for preserving the history of his order in painstaking detail. His work still stands out for the sheer range of names, books, and lives he gathered into print.
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Mga Paquigpulong sa Iningles ug Binisaya
by Gregorio de Santiago Vela
About the author
Born in Saldaña, Spain, on November 28, 1865, Gregorio de Santiago Vela became an Augustinian religious, later serving as a priest and missionary. Sources on his life describe him not only as a clergyman but also as a devoted bibliophile whose scholarly work grew out of deep commitment to the history of the Augustinian order.
He is especially known for biographical and bibliographical research. Modern references to his career highlight his years of study and formation, his missionary activity in the Philippines, and the disciplined cultural work that made him an important historian of Augustinian writers and institutions.
Santiago Vela died in Madrid on May 9, 1924. Though not a widely known popular author today, he remains valuable to readers and researchers interested in Spanish religious history, bibliography, and the preservation of literary memory.