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Blessed Juan de Huete

detail of an antique Italian holy card of Blessed Juan de Zorroza and Blessed Juan de Huete by Bertoni, date unknown; swiped from Santi e Beati Memorial

1 May (Mercedarians)

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Mercedarian friar. Sent by Blessed Antonio Morell to Muslim-occupied Granada, Spain to ransom Christians enslaved by the Moors. While working there in 1482, he was imprisoned, tortured, put on public display for abuse, and then murdered in revenge for Catholic military victories in Alhama, Spain. Martyr.

stoned to death by Moors in 1482 in Granada, Spain

Additional Information

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

fonti in italiano
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Blessed Juan de Huete“. CatholicSaints.Info. 28 December 2022. Web. 21 May 2024. <>