Cassien de Nantes
Blessed Cassien of Nantes | |
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Born |
14 January 1607 Nantes |
Died |
7 August 1638 Ethiopia |
Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
Beatified | 1 January1905 by Pope Pius X |
Blessed Cassien of Nantes was a Capuchin priest, missionary and martyr. Born Gonzalve Vaz Lopez-Netto on 14 January 1607 in Nantes to parents of Portuguese ancestry,[1] he traveled with fellow Capuchin Blessed Agathange of Vendome through Syria, Egypt and Ethiopia. Accused of preaching to the Copts, they were ordered killed by a blow to the head by the King of Gondar. They were martyred on 7 August 1638.[2]
References
- ↑ Lobineau, Guy-Alexis (1837). Les vies des saints de Bretagne et des personnes d'une éminente piété qui ont vécu dans cette province (in French). chez Méquignon junior.
- ↑ "Bienheureux Agathange de Vendôme et Cassien de Nantes". Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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