Bl. Alonso de Baena Biography
Blessed Alonso de Baena Profile. Born: 1539 AD in Spain, Europe. Worked in Spain. Died: July 15 1570 in being thrown off the ship Santiago near Palma, Canary Islands. Feast Day is celebrated on July 15.
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The Memorial of Blessed Alonso de Baena – Saint of the Day |
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Bl. Alonso de Baena Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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Date of Birth |
1539 AD |
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Country of Birth |
Spain of Europe |
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Matrimony/Holy Orders |
Blesseds who were Not Married |
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Profession |
Missonary |
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Place of Work |
Spain |
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Date of Death |
July 15 1570 |
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Place of Death |
being thrown off the ship Santiago near Palma, Canary Islands |
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Feast Day |
July 15 |
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Beatification |
Beatified by Pope Pius IX |
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Canonization |
Canonized by N/A |
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Patron Saint of |
N/A |
Biography
Blessed Alonso de Baena, Jesuit friar. A missionary. Martyred by the Huguenot Jacques Sourie while in transit to Brazil. Among a band of forty Spanish, Portugese and French Jesuit evangelists martyred by the Huguenot privateer Jacques Sourie while on the way to Brazil. Drowned on July 15, 1570 by being tossed off the ship Santiago close Palma, Canary Islands.
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