an odour of sanctity

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• Martin of Valencia, O.F.M. — Martin of Valencia, O.F.M. • Born at Villa de Valencia, Spain, about the middle of the fifteenth century; died in the odour of sanctity at Tlalmanalco, Mexico, 31 August, 1534. He entered the Franciscan Order at Mayorga in the Province of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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