Fidelis of Sigmaringen

Fidelis of Sigmaringen, O.F.M. Cap. , was a Capuchin friar who was a major figure in the CounterReformation, and was murdered by his opponents at Seewis im Prttigau, now part of Switzerland. Fidelis was canonized in 1746.

He was born Mark Roy or Rey in 1577, in Sigmaringen, a town in modernday Germany, then under the Principality of HohenzollernSigmaringen. His fathers name was John Rey. He studied law and philosophy at the University of Freiburg.

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