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Blessed Monaldus Of Ancona

Also known as: Monaldo

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

15 March; 28 April (translation of relics)

Died

Beheaded on 15 March 1314 at Arzenga, Armenia; their severed arms and legs were hung on the city walls as a warning, their bodies dragged to the fields to be left for wild animals; body parts collected and buried by a local priest and his parishioners

Biography

Blessed Monaldus of Ancona, also known as Monaldo, was a Franciscan missionary who lived during the 14th century. Alongside two companions, he was assigned to Armenia with the mission of improving the conditions of Christians in the region and spreading the Christian faith to any Muslims who were receptive.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Feast Days

March 15April 28
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