Blessed Luigi Blanc
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
16 October (Mercedarians); 6 November (as one of the early Mercedarian martyrs)
Born
Aragon, Spain
Died
Drowned by being thrown into the sea with stones tied around his neck in 1250; body never recovered
Biography
Blessed Luigi Blanc, also known as Blessed Louis Blanc, was a Mercedarian lay knight hailing from Aragon, Spain. He lived during the thirteenth century and dedicated his life to the mission of rescuing Christians who were enslaved by Muslim Saracens in North Africa. His courageous efforts to redeem these enslaved Christians eventually led him to Tunis.
Cause for Canonization
Beatified
Feast Days
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