Saint Jerome of Werden
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- Memorial
- 9 July
- Profile
- Franciscan missionary to Palestinian Muslims.
Returning to Europe, he preached forcefully against Calvinism.
Vicar of the friary at Gorkum, Holland.
One of the Martyrs of Gorkum.
- Born
- 1522 at Werden, Holland
- Died
- hanged in 1572 by Calvinists at Gorkum, Holland
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