Blessed Guglielmo Saggiano
Also known as
- William
- 5 December (Mercedarians)
- 6 November (as one of the early Mercedarian martyrs)
Profile
Born to the nobility of the Ancona, Italy region, his family relocated to the Languedoc, France region in Guglielmo’s youth. When the last member of his family died, Guglielmo felt free to pursue a call to religious life, and joined the Mercedarians in Toulouse, France. He served in houses in the Spanish cities of Barcelona and Valencia. He was sent to Algiers, Algeria to free Christians who had been enslaved by Muslim Saracens. There he was seized by a violently anti–Christian mob who had him stoned by a group of children, and then murdered. Martyr.
Born
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Guglielmo Saggiano“. CatholicSaints.Info. 22 September 2022. Web. 25 April 2024. <>