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Detail Of An Antique Italian Holy Card Of Blessed Ferdinand Perez And Blessed Luigi Blanc By Bertoni Date Unknown

Detail Of An Antique Italian Holy Card Of Blessed Ferdinand Perez And Blessed Luigi Blanc By Bertoni Date Unknown

Blessed Ferdinand Perez

Also known as: Ferdinando

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

16 October (Mercedarians); 6 November (as one of the early Mercedarian martyrs)

Born

Castile, Spain

Died

Drowned by being thrown into the sea with stones tied around his neck in 1250; body never recovered

Biography

Blessed Ferdinand Perez, also known as Ferdinando, was a Mercedarian lay knight who dedicated his life to rescuing Christians who were enslaved by the Muslim Saracens in North Africa. Born in Castile, Spain, Ferdinand felt a calling to carry out acts of mercy and redemption.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Feast Days

October 16 November 6

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