Blessed Antonio Francesco Marzorati
Also known as
- Samuele Marzorati
Profile
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
- stoned to death by a mob on 3 March 1716 in Gondar, Ethiopia
- 28 March 1988 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Antonio Francesco Marzorati“. CatholicSaints.Info. 28 February 2017. Web. 4 July 2020. <>