Blessed Guglielmo Of Florence
Also known as: Guglielmo da Firenze; Guglielmo Novelli; Guglielmo Fiorentino; William…
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
3 May (Mercedarians); 6 November (as one of the early Mercedarian martyrs)
Born
Florence, Italy
Died
Crucified in 1330 in Algiers, Algeria
Biography
Blessed Guglielmo of Florence, also known as Guglielmo da Firenze, Guglielmo Novelli, Guglielmo Fiorentino, or William, was born into a noble family, the counts of Gueda, in Florence, Italy. Guglielmo dedicated his life to serving God and joined the Mercedarian Order, a religious community committed to redeeming and ransoming Christians enslaved by Muslims.
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