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Mark of Aviano was a seventeenth-century Italian Capuchin priest with a reputation for healing. He was also a zealous preacher, and was credited with helping to free several European cities from the Ottomans.

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Mark of Aviano (1631-1699) Biography, portrait, and the pope's homily at his beatification. www.vatican.va/../../../ns_lit_doc_20030427_d-aviano_en.html

Mark of Aviano Illustrated profile, with links. www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintmb5.htm

Church rejects anti-Islam take on beatification While Marco d'Aviano was a man of his time, church officials are quick to say that his beatification should not be seen as an endorsement of anti-Islamic politics. [National Catholic Reporter] ncronline.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2003b/051603/051603h.php

Marco d'Aviano to be Beatified Portrait, and an excerpt from a news article. www.capuchin.com/Charism/DAviano/MarcoDaviano.htm