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Cause for Canonization of Jesuit Priest and Florida Martyrs Opens
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February
3
,
2016
by The Society of Jesus in Canada and the United States
Almost 450 years ago, Jesuit Father Pedro Martínez was killed off the coast of Florida, making him the first Jesuit martyr of the New World.
February 3, 2016Almost 450 years ago, Jesuit Father Pedro Martínez was killed off the coast of Florida, making him the first Jesuit martyr of the New World.