Peregrine (martyr)

Peregrine (martyr)

Infobox Saint
name=St. Peregrine
birth_date=
death_date= August 25, 182
feast_day= August 25 (Martyrdom); May 6 (Translation)
venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church


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caption=
birth_place=
death_place= Rome
titles= martyr
canonized_date=
canonized_place=
canonized_by=
attributes=Chi Rho on his chest, in a dungeon with the rack, the scourge, clubs or fire's flames
patronage=young men and women discerning their vocations
major_shrine=Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville Minnesota
prayer=
prayer_attrib=

St. Peregrine the martyr was an early Christian martyr who died because he and others refused to worship the Roman Emperor Commodus on his birthday.

External links

* [http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/abbeychurch/shrine.html Saint John's Abbey]
* [http://wcco.com/findingminnesota/local_story_062225124.html Finding Minnesota: Saint's Buried In Collegeville]
* [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5564 St. Peregrin] at Catholic Online


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