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Blessed Gentilis of Toringa

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Born to the Italian nobility. Franciscan Friar Minor. Missionary to the Muslims in Egypt, Persia and Armenia. Martyr.

Born

at Matelica, Italy

beheaded on 1340 at Toringa (Tauris), Persia
relics enshrined in the Church of the Frati, Venice, Italy

2 February 1795 by Pope Pius VI

Additional Information

books
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

fonti in italiano
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Blessed Gentilis of Toringa“. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 June 2013. Web. 26 January 2021. <>