Blessed James of Padua

Memorial

• 9 April

Profile

Franciscan. Missionary. Martyred with Blessed Thomas of Tolentino, Blessed Peter of Siena, and Blessed Demetrius of Triflis while en route to evangelize Ceylon and China.

Born

• Italian

Died

• beheaded by Muslims in 1322 at Thama, Hindustan

Beatified

1894 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed James of Padua”. Saints.SQPN.com. 8 April 2012. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-james-of-padua/>