Thomas of Tolentino, Italian-Franciscan missionary (born c. 1255)

Thomas of Tolentino

Christian saint

Thomas of Tolentino, OFM was an Italian Franciscan missionary who was martyred with his three companions in Thane, India, for blaspheming Muhammad. His relics were removed to Quanzhou, China, and Tolentino, Italy, by Odoric of Pordenone. He was canonized in 1321, with his feast…