Blessed Diego Botello
- 1 October (Franciscan martyrology)
Profile
Franciscan friar and missionary in the Caribbean. Martyred with Blessed Ferdinando di Salcedo and a companion whose name has not come down to us.
- shot with arrows in 1516 on the modern Haitian side of the island of Hispaniola
- body eaten by his killers; head and clothing displayed as trophies
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Diego Botello“. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 October 2018. Web. 1 December 2021. <>