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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