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Five Georgia friars martyred in 1597 declared blessed in Savannah

Cardinal Frank Leo presided over the beatification of five Franciscan friars in Savannah, Georgia, on Oct. 31, making them the first American martyrs for marriage and the first beatified in the American South.

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Cardinal Frank Leo presided over the beatification of five Franciscan friars in Savannah, Georgia, on Oct. 31, making them the first American martyrs for marriage and the first beatified in the American South.

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