Father Luis de Cancer is a martyr. He was beaten to death trying to evangelize Florida in 1549. The Spanish Conquistadors had raped and razed the land so badly that the natives were murderously hostile.
Servants of God Antonio Cuipa and companions | |
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 Roberto, one of the martyrs of La Florida | |
| Died | Spanish Florida |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Feast | October 3 |
The Martyrs of La Florida (d. 1549–1706) were a group of Native American and Spanish Catholics killed in Florida during the Spanish Empire's colonial expansion into North America. The group of 86 individuals includes a number of priests and laypeople, killed by Native Americans and subjects of the British Empire.[1] The lead martyr of the cause is the Native American layman Antonio Cuipa. Fr Luis Cáncer, OP is among the others killed, alongside a number of Dominicans, Jesuits, Franciscans, and various laypeople.[2][1][3]
Their cause for canonization was opened in 2015 by Bishop Gregory Parkes of the Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee, along with support from bishop representatives in the dioceses of St. Augustine, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Palm Beach and Venice. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has also endorsed the cause.[4]
A Protomartyr is the first to be martyred. Like St. Thecla is the first woman to be martyred and St. Stephen is the first male. St. Peter of Verona is the first Dominican to be martyred. Here's a list from Wikipedia.
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