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Memorial

• 15 February
• 16 February (diocese of Brescia, Italy)

Profile

Franciscan Friars Minor martyred together by a mob led by Lutherans.

• Blessed Antonín of Prague
• Blessed Bartolomeo Dalmasoni
• Blessed Bedrich Bachstein
• Blessed Christoffel Zelt
• Blessed Didak Jan
• Blessed Emmanuel of Prague
• Blessed Gaspare Daverio
• Blessed Giovanni Bodeo
• Blessed Girolamo degli Arese
• Blessed Jakob of Prague
• Blessed Jan of Prague
• Blessed Juan Martínez
• Blessed Klemens of Prague
• Blessed Simon of Prague

Died

• Shrove Tuesday 15 February 1611 at the Church of Our Lady of the Snows in Prague, Czech Republic
• body dumped nearby but given Christian burial on 19 February 1611 in the monastery
• re-interred in the side chapel of the church in 1616

Venerated

• 10 May 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom)

Beatified

• 13 October 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI

MLA Citation

• “Martyrs of Prague“. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 July 2023. Web. 29 April 2024. <>