Serapion of Algiers
Feast: November 14
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- Roman Catholic
Biography
Mercedarian tradition says that Serapion Scott once served in the armies of Richard the Lion-Heart and Leopold VI during the time of the Crusades. He accompanied his father during the Crusades in his childhood and was present at a battle at Acre in 1191. He participated in the Reconquista while serving in the armed forces for either Alfonso VIII of Castile or Alfonso IX of León. He met Peter Nolasco in Barcelona and…
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- Born:
- c. 1179
- Died:
- 1240 (Algiers)
- Traditions:
- Roman Catholic
- Status:
- Local veneration
Serapion of Algiers
Life
Mercedarian tradition says that Serapion Scott once served in the armies of Richard the Lion-Heart and Leopold VI during the time of the Crusades. He accompanied his father during the Crusades in his childhood and was present at a battle at Acre in 1191. He participated in the Reconquista while serving in the armed forces for either Alfonso VIII of Castile or Alfonso IX of León. He met Peter Nolasco in Barcelona and became a professed member of the Mercedarians in 1222. The Mercedarians' goal was to free Christian captives held in Muslim states. He was assigned to recruit for the order in England but pirates besieged the ship and left him for dead. He survived and wandered to London to preach which landed him in trouble and he was ordered to leave the town.
Serapion of Algiers across traditions
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