Blessed Ignazio Maloyan 1911

Blessed Ignazio Maloyan

Also known as: Choukrallah Maloyan; Ignadios Maloyan; Ignatios Maloyan; Ignatius Maloyan; Shoukrallah Maloyan; Shukrallah Maloyan

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

11-Jun

Born

18 April 1869 at Mardin, Turkey

Died

Shot to death on 11 June 1915 by Mamdooh Bek at Zerzevan Castle, Çinar, Diyarbakir, Turkey; his body is reported to have radiated light for three days after his death

Beatified

7 October 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Venerated

24 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom)

Biography

Blessed Ignazio Maloyan, also known as Choukrallah Maloyan, Ignadios Maloyan, Ignatios Maloyan, Ignatius Maloyan, Shoukrallah Maloyan, and Shukrallah Maloyan, was born on 18 April 1869 in Mardin, Turkey, to Melkon and Faridé Maloyan.

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