Saturday, March 2, 2013

Pope Canonizes 800 Martyrs Slaughtered By Muslims in 1480


Interesting history lesson . . .

On the day he abdicated, Pope announced canonisation of 800 martyrs slaughtered for their Faith by Muslim troops


The 800 Martyrs of Otranto to be canonized
Muslim massacre of 1480
On Monday, 11 February in Rome the canonization was announced of 800 Christians took place who suffered martyrdom in the 15th Century in Otranto. The elevation to the altars is to be made in the context of an ordinary consistory of the College of Cardinals which was convened by Pope Benedict XVI.

The canonization concerned Antonio Primaldo and his 800 companions. The Christian inhabitants of the town of Otranto in Apulia, in southern Italy were victims of a bloodbath by Ottoman troops during a raid on 29 July 1480. They killed more than 800 fishermen, craftsmen, farmers, merchants, peasants simply because of their faith.

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