Francesco Zirano
A Sardinian Franciscan priest, Francesco Zirano was martyred and flayed alive in Algiers in 1603 for refusing to renounc…
Historical figure
Philippe III
roi d'Espagne qui le nomme vice-roi de Valence (1602) et décrète l'expulsion des morisques (1609)
5 saints linked
Saint Isidore the Farmer
A farmer in Madrid during the 12th century, Isidore led a life of intense prayer while faithfully serving his master, Jo…
Juan de Ribera
Archbishop of Valencia and Latin Patriarch of Antioch, Tridentine reformer, founder of the Real Colegio Seminario de Cor…
Saint Lawrence of Brindisi
Born Giulio Cesare in Brindisi, Lawrence became an eminent Capuchin, theologian, and diplomat in the service of the papa…
Mariana de Manzanedo Herrera
Mariana de Manzanedo Herrera (1568-1638), in religion Mariana de San José, was a Spanish religious sister and founder of…