Martyrs of Damascus
Profile
A group of Franciscans and laymen ordered by Druz Muslims to convert to Islam. They refused and were hacked to pieces.
- Blessed ‘Abd Al-Mu’ti Masabki
- Blessed Carmelo Bolta Bañuls
- Blessed Engelbert Kolland
- Blessed Francisco Pinazo Peñalver
- Blessed Fransis Masabki
- Blessed Juan Jacobo Fernández y Fernández
- Blessed Manuel Ruiz López
- Blessed Nicanor Ascanio de Soria
- Blessed Nicolás María Alberca Torres
- Blessed Pedro Soler Méndez
- Blessed Rufayil Masabki
- cut to pieces on 9-10 July 1860 in Damascus, Syria
MLA Citation
- “Martyrs of Damascus“. CatholicSaints.Info. 18 April 2024. Web. 21 September 2024. <>