National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Highlights Georgia Martyrs Ahead of Oct. 31 Beatification

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage highlights Georgia Martyrs ahead of Oct. 31 beatification

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage took a day to encounter the five Franciscan friars known as the Georgia Martyrs, who will be beatified Oct. 31 in Savannah.

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage honors Georgia Martyrs ahead of historic beatification

Pilgrims traced the Georgia Martyrs’ path on Day 3 of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage winding its way up the northeast corridor of the United States. [...]

'Georgia Martyrs' focus of perpetual pilgrims as they pause in Brunswick to learn more about the 1597 martyrdom of five Franciscan friars - The Dialog

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — As the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage continued to make its way up the East Coast, it took a day to encounter Friar Pedro de Corpa and Companions, the five Franciscan friars — also known as the Georgia Martyrs — who will be beatified Oct. 31 in Savannah, Georgia. On May 26, the perpetual pilgrims paused in Brunswick to learn more about the 1597 martyrdom of five Franciscan friars on what is now known as the coast of Georgia, vi…