Blessed Diego Martinez

detail of an Italian holy card of Blessed Diego Martinez by Bertoni, date unknown; swiped from Santi e BeatiMemorial

Profile

Mercedarian friar in Spain. Came to the Americas with Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro. Missionary in Panama, and then in Cuzco, Peru. Martyr.

Died

Additional Information

MLA Citation

  • “Blessed Diego Martinez“. CatholicSaints.Info. 24 July 2016. Web. 28 November 2021. <>