Serapion of Algiers
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Serapion of Algiers (1179 – 14 November 1240) was an English
Life
It has been said that he once served in the armies of
Death
There are various accounts of his death. By one account, he was beaten to death by French pirates at Marseilles.[4][6]
He made two journeys for the ransom of captives, in 1240. The first was to Murcia, in which he purchased the liberty of ninety-eight slaves: the second to Algiers, in which he redeemed eighty-seven, but remained himself a hostage for the full payment of the money.
The most authoritative account comes from the early annals of the Mercedarians.[4][6] "Captured in Scotland by English pirates, Serapion was bound by the hands and feet to two poles, and was then beaten, dismembered, and disemboweled. Finally, his neck was partly severed, leaving his head to dangle."[7]
The
Pope Benedict XIII declared Serapion a martyr, and approved his veneration in the Order of Mercedarians, by a decree in 1728. Pope Benedict XIV added him to the Roman Martyrology. Serapion is commemorated on 14 November.
See also
References
- ^ Stanton, Richard. A Menology of England and Wales, Burns & Oates, 1887, p. 539
- ISBN 9781136787164p. 832
- ^ a b "St. Serapion of Algiers". Religious Brotherhood. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ ISBN 9780870995026, p. 102
- ^ a b "St. Serapion". All Saints & Martyrs. 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ ISBN 9780810861558, p. 496
- ^ Remón, 1618. fols. 165-166
External links
- (in Norwegian) Den hellige Serapion av Alger (1179-1240)
