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The Georgia Martyrs: Witnesses to the Gospel and the Sanctity of Marriage
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The Catholic Church is poised to beatify five Spanish Franciscan missionaries who gave their lives for the Gospel in 1597, according to Catholic News Agency. Known as the "Georgia Martyrs," these holy men were killed "in odium fidei" ("in hatred of the faith") specifically for upholding the sanctity of marriage, according to a decree promulgated by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints on January 22, 2025.
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1/29/2025 (18 hours ago)
Published in Living Faith
Keywords: Catholic martyr, Franciscan Missionaries, Georgia Martyrs, martyr
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