# Five friars killed in 1597 are beatified in Savannah, Georgia

- By: Pulpit News Newsroom
- 2026-11-02T12:30:00.000Z
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The Catholic Church recognises them as martyrs; some historians see a power struggle among Guale leaders, and the Muscogee Nation says its history reaches further. On 31 October 2026, Cardinal Frank Leo, archbishop of Toronto and Pope Leo XIV's delegate, presided in Savannah, Georgia, at the beatification of five Spanish Franciscans killed in 1597. The Catholic Church recognises them as martyrs, meaning people killed out of hatred of the faith; some historians say they were caught in a power struggle among Guale leaders. Attendance was put at about 10,000 by OSV News and about 9,000 by the National Catholic Register.

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