Place

Otranto

4 saints associated

Antonio Primaldo and 812 companions (813)

Feast: August 14th • 15th century

Inhabitants of Otranto (Italy) beheaded on August 14, 1480, by Ottoman troops for refusing to abjure the Christian faith…

Feast: November 16th • 17th century

Italian Capuchin priest (1589-1655), zealous preacher and Minister General of his order, he was a great peacemaker and p…

Feast: June 2nd • 11th century

A young Greek from Attica, Nicholas spent his life repeating the prayer 'Kyrie eleison'. After a life of hermitage and w…

Which saints are connected to Otranto?

Saints associated with Otranto: Antonio Primaldo and 812 companions (813), Giuseppe Marcinò and Saint Nicholas the Pilgrim (Nicetas).