Blessed Martin of Leon Biography
Bl. Martin of Leon Profile. Born: 1130 in Spain, Europe. Worked in Spain. Died: 12 January 1203 in León, Spain. Feast Day is celebrated on January 12.
Bl. Martin of Leon 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 | 1130 |
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| Country of Birth | Spain of Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Priests |
| Profession | Priest |
| Place of Work | Spain |
| Date of Death | 12 January 1203 |
| Place of Death | León, Spain |
| Feast Day | January 12 |
| Beatification | Beatified by N/A |
| Canonization | Canonized by N/A |
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Blessed’s Biography
Blessed Martin was born in 1130 in León, Old Castile, Spain. He was still a child when his mother Eugenia died; his father Giovanni then entered the Leonese monastery of San Marcello and took him with him. His father, a subdeacon, also died and Martin spent years on long pilgrimages.
After his return to Leon Martin was ordained a priest in the monastery of St. Marcellus. Martin retired to St. Isidore in the same city where he also owned the Canons Regular and died on January 12, 1203 for natural causes. His relics are kept in 1513 in the chapel of San Martin in the collegiate church of León
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