AVILA, JUAN DE (I soo-.1569), Spanish saint, "Apostle of Andalusia," was born in Almodovar in the diocese of Toledo. He studied law at the University of Salamanca, and philosophy and theology at Alcala. He intended to do missionary work in Mexico, but in 1530, the archbishop of Seville persuaded him to turn his attentions to Andalusia. There his charity and humility and his fame as a good confessor innumerable disciples includ ing St. Theresa, St. John of God, and St. Francis Borgia. John wasnnot beatified until Nov. 12, 1893.