Footballer, teacher, father, martyr: The story of Blessed Benedict Daswa

Footballer, teacher, father, martyr: The story of Blessed Benedict Daswa

Many saints have been sports fans.Saint John Paul II loved mountaineering, as did Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, Blessed Michael McGivney was a baseball left fielder, Venerable Montserrat Grases loved playing basketball, Blessed Chiara Badano was a gifted tennis player, and Saint Sebastian is the patron saint of athletes.Bl. Benedict Daswa. Courtesy photo.But there is another “blessed,” closely connected to sports, who is not a household name in…