Blessed Gjon Koda
Also known as: Brother Serafin
Feast Day
11-May
Born
25 April 1893 in Janjevë (Janjevo), Lypjan, Serbia
Died
Nails driven through his throat on 11 May 1947 in Lezhë, Albania; secretly buried nearby, his grave was re-discovered on 16 September 1994; relics re-interred in the walls of the Franciscan church of in Lezhë
Beatified
5 November 2016 by Pope Francis; beatification celebrated at the Square of the Cathedral of Shën Shtjefnit, Shkodër, Albania, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
Venerated
26 April 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)
Biography
Blessed Gjon Koda, also known as Brother Serafin, was a Franciscan Friar Minor, priest, and martyr. He was born on 25 April 1893 in Janjevô (Janjevo), Lypjan, Serbia. Blessed Gjon celebrated his first Mass on 30 July 1925, embarking on a dedicated journey serving the Catholic faith.
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