Cassien de Nantes
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]
Blessed Cassien of Nantes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 January 1607 Nantes |
| Died | August 7, 1638 (aged 31) Ethiopia |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
| Beatified | 1 January 1905 by Pope Pius X |
References
- Lobineau, Guy-Alexis (1837). Les vies des saints de Bretagne et des personnes d'une éminente piété qui ont vécu dans cette province (in French). chez Méquignon junior. p. 43.
Cassien de Nantes 1607.
- "Bienheureux Agathange de Vendôme et Cassien de Nantes". Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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