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The Great Cloud of Witnesses

St. Berard of Corbio and Companion Martyrs Read more

St. Berard of Corbio and Companion Martyrs

In 1219, with the blessing of Saint Francis, Berard left Italy with Peter, Adjute, Accurs, Odo and Vitalis to preach in Morocco. En route in Spain, Vitalis became sick and commanded the other friars to continue their mission without him. They tried preaching in Seville, then in Muslim hands, but made no converts. They went on to Morocco where they preached in the marketplace. The friars were...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M. 166
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