Biography of padre modesto de castro

MODESTO DE CASTRO

Modesto de Castro, a Catholic priest and moralist, a writer and an orator is hardly known today although in his generation he was one of the highly respected and honored native members of the clergy.

Modesto was born about the first half of the nineteenth century in Biñan, Laguna and was educated at the Real Colegio de San Jose in Manila under the administration of the Jesuits.

Some years later, after completing the course for tile priesthood, he became a curate of the Manila Cathedral. He was a good speaker and because of his ample talents in delivering political sermons. he was transferred from the Manila Cathedral to Naic, Cavite where he became one of the highly esteemed citizens of that community.

The Catholic Church in the Philippines was quite consistent in its opposition to the use of the Spanish language by the common people while the government policy maintained