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Detail From An Antique Italian Holy Card Of Blessed Arnaldo Serra
Detail From An Antique Italian Holy Card Of Blessed Arnaldo Serra

Blessed Arnaldo Serra

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

20 May (Mercedarians)

Died

Of hunger and thirst in 1492 in prison in Tunis, Tunisia

Biography

Blessed Arnaldo Serra was a Mercedarian who dedicated his life to the cause of rescuing Christian slaves from Muslim captors. Although there is limited information available about his background and early life, his courageous and selfless actions in the face of persecution have made him a revered figure in the Catholic Church.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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