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Blessed Antonio Francesco Marzorati

Blessed Antonio Francesco MarzoratiAlso known as

  • Samuele Marzorati

Memorial

  • 3 March
  • 4 March (Franciscans)

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Franciscan, joining on 5 March 1792 at Lugano, Switzerland, and taking the name Samuele. priest Missionary to Ethiopia. In 1716 the emperor declared a persecution of Christians. Father Samuele was arrested and ordered to renounce his faith; he refused. Martyr.

Born

  • 10 September 1670 in Biumo Inferiore, Varese, Italy

Died

  • stoned to death by a mob on 3 March 1716 in Gondar, Ethiopia

Venerated

  • 28 March 1988 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

  • 20 November 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Additional Information

  • other sites in english

    • Hagiography Circle
  • sitios en español

    • Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición
  • fonti in italiano

    • Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
    • Santi e Beati
    • Wikipedia

MLA Citation

  • “Blessed Antonio Francesco Marzorati“. CatholicSaints.Info. 28 February 2017. Web. 8 December 2019. <>

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