Blessed Henry of Austria
Profile
Mercedarian lay knight. Noted for his openness, charity and deep prayer life. In Tunis, while working to free Christians held as slaves by Muslims, he was scourged for expressing his Christianity publicly, but survived to return to Spain.
- predicted the date of his death, and choirs of angels were reported to be heard in his cell when he died
- buried at the Mercedarian church in Barcelona, Spain of natural causes
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Henry of Austria“. CatholicSaints.Info. 5 March 2017. Web. 31 May 2020. <>