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• 6 August (Mercedarians)

Profile

Commander of the Mercedarians in Valencia, Spain. Imprisoned by invading Muslim Moors, then sent to live as a slave in Granada, Spain; slavery was the regular lot of captured Christians. When Guillermo continued to preach about Jesus, he was beaten; when that didn’t stop him, he was murdered. Martyr.

Died

• beheaded in 1409 in Granada, Spain
• body cut to pieces and thrown to the dogs

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Guillermo Sanz“. CatholicSaints.Info. 6 August 2016. Web. 27 February 2021. <>