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Memorial

• 23 September (Mercedarians)

Profile

Mercedarian friar in the convent of Santa Caterina in Toledo, Spain. Ransomed 159 Christians who had been enslaved and imprisoned for their faith in northern Africa by Muslims.

Born

• Burgos, Spain

Died

• 1381 in Spain of natural causes

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Alfonso Burgos“. CatholicSaints.Info. 31 December 2022. Web. 25 April 2024. <>