Antonio Margil de Jesús
August 18, 1657 — August 6, 1726 · Feast day: August 8
Known as the 'Flying Friar' for miraculous accounts of his journeys, Antonio Margil de Jesús walked barefoot across the Americas, founding missions from Guatemala to Texas. He signed his letters 'La Misma Nada' — Nothingness Itself — yet built Mission San José near San Antonio, which stands today as the finest of the Texas missions.