Blessed Guillermo Giraldi

detail of an antique Italian holy card of Blessed Guillermo Giraldi by Bertoni, date unknown; swiped from Santi e BeatiMemorial

Profile

Mercedarian friar. Prior of the Mercedarian convent in Barcelona, Spain. Made two trips to north Africa to ransom Christians enslaved by Muslims, and brought 453 of them home.

Died

Additional Information

MLA Citation

  • “Blessed Guillermo Giraldi“. CatholicSaints.Info. 4 March 2017. Web. 25 June 2018. <>