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Detail Of An Antique Holy Card Of The Four Mercedarians By Bertoni Date Unknown

Detail Of An Antique Holy Card Of The Four Mercedarians By Bertoni Date Unknown

Blessed Alfonso De Riera

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

8 February (Mercedarians)

Biography

Blessed Alfonso De Riera, also known as Alfonso de Riera, was a Mercedarian friar who dedicated his life to evangelizing and freeing enslaved Christians in the area of Provence, which is now part of modern-day France. Unfortunately, specific details regarding his birth, death, and other historical records are currently unavailable.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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