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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

February 8

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.