Georgia Martyrs Killed for Defending Marriage to Be Beatified in U.S. This October

February 19, 2026 World News

Diocese of Savannah
Five Spanish Franciscan missionaries — Father Pedro de Corpa, Father Blas Rodríguez, Father Miguel de Añon, Brother Antonio de Badajóz, and Father Francisco de Veráscola — were martyred in 1597 in the present-day state of Georgia.

Five Spanish Franciscan friars, collectively known as the ‘Georgia Martyrs,’ will be beatified in Savannah, Georgia, on Oct. 31.

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