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Francesco Zirano (1565 – 25 January 1603) was a Roman Catholic priest from Sardinia and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. He is recognized as a martyr in the Catholic Church. Born and raised in Sardinia, he became an ordained priest in 1586. When Barbary pirates abducted and enslaved his cousin, Zirano raised funds over the course of several years to pay the ransom for his cousin's freedom. He traveled to Algiers in 1602 and helped four Christian slaves escape to freedom, but soldiers later targeted and imprisoned him. The Grand Council of Algiers sentenced him to death for his role in helping the slaves escape and for being a spy for the city's enemies, but his captors offered to spare his life if he would convert to Islam. He refused, and they executed him by fl

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  • Francesco Zirano (en)
  • Francesco Zirano (fr)
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  • Franciszek Zirano (pl)
  • Francisco Zirano (pt)
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  • Francesco Zirano (1564-1603), est un prêtre franciscain conventuel sarde, connu pour avoir été tué en haine de la foi (in odium fidei) dans l'actuelle Algérie. Proclamé bienheureux par l'Église catholique, il est fêté le 25 janvier. (fr)
  • Francesco Zirano (Sassari, 1564 – Algeri, 25 gennaio 1603) è stato un religioso del Regno di Sardegna spagnolo, nonché frate francescano conventuale e martire. (it)
  • Franciszek Zirano (właśc. Francesco Zirano) (ur. 1564 w Sassari na Sardynii, zm. 25 stycznia 1603 w Algierze) – sardyński męczennik i franciszkanin konwentualny. Błogosławiony Kościoła katolickiego. (pl)
  • Francisco Zirano, foi um frei franciscano italiano que nasceu no ano de 1564 em Sássari, seu zelo pela caridade ao próximo, fez ele ingressar na vida religiosa e depois se tornar missionário. Durante a missão na Argel, norte da África, onde é morto, em 1603, pelas tropas locais proclamando sua fidelidade a Cristo e a vocação franciscana. O Papa Francisco em 2014, aprovou a sua beatificação. (pt)
  • Francesco Zirano (1565 – 25 January 1603) was a Roman Catholic priest from Sardinia and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. He is recognized as a martyr in the Catholic Church. Born and raised in Sardinia, he became an ordained priest in 1586. When Barbary pirates abducted and enslaved his cousin, Zirano raised funds over the course of several years to pay the ransom for his cousin's freedom. He traveled to Algiers in 1602 and helped four Christian slaves escape to freedom, but soldiers later targeted and imprisoned him. The Grand Council of Algiers sentenced him to death for his role in helping the slaves escape and for being a spy for the city's enemies, but his captors offered to spare his life if he would convert to Islam. He refused, and they executed him by fl (en)
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