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Born | 14 January 1607 Nantes |
Died | August 7, 1638(1638-08-07) (aged 31) Ethiopia |
Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
Beatified | 1 January 1905 by Pope Pius X |
Blessed Cassien of Nantes was a Capuchin priest, missionary and martyr. Born Gonzalve Vaz Lopez-Netto on 14 January 1607 in Nantes to parents of Portuguese ancestry,[1] he traveled with fellow Capuchin Blessed Agathange of Vendome through Syria, Egypt and Ethiopia. Accused of preaching to the Copts, they were ordered to be killed by a blow to the head by the King of Gondar. They were martyred on 7 August 1638.[2]
Cassien de Nantes 1607.
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