Blessed Berengar of Assisi

detail of an antique Italian holy card of Blessed Berengar of Assisi by Bertoni, date unknown; swiped from Santi e BeatiAlso known as

  • Berengario de Asís

Memorial

Profile

Mercedarian preacher in the Spanish cities of Granada, Valencia and Murcia who was noted for his prison ministry. Ransomed 358 Christians who had been enslaved by Saracen invaders.

Died

  • Santa Maria Guardia Pratorum
Additional Information

MLA Citation

  • “Blessed Berengar of Assisi“. CatholicSaints.Info. 22 December 2022. Web. 19 April 2024. <>