Blessed Antonio Vallesio
Profile
Mercedarian missionary to Tunisia. Arrested by Muslim authorities for preaching Christianity, sentenced to forced labour, but simply dragged outside of town and murdered. Martyr.
Born
- stoned to death in 1293 outside Tunis, Tunisia
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Santi e Beati
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Antonio Vallesio“. CatholicSaints.Info. 9 April 2013. Web. 28 November 2021. <>