Serapion of Algiers
Irish saint
Feast: 14 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Serapion of Algiers (1179 – 14 November 1240) was an English Catholic Mercedarian priest and martyr. Thomas O'Loughlin says Serapion was Scottish by birth. Serapion is acknowledged as a proto-martyr. He was the first of his Order to merit the palm of martyrdom by being crucified and cut to pieces.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Santi e Beati — San Serapio, martire mercedario — santiebeati.it: 'San Serapio, Martire mercedario, Londra, 1179 – Algeri, 14 novembre 1240, festa 14 novembre'. Roman Martyrology, 14 November: 'At Algiers, in Africa, blessed Serapion, of the Order of our blessed Lady of
- Wikidata Q860649 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Serapion of Algiers (CC BY-SA)
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