Peregrine Laziosi

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Saint Peregrine Laziosi
Filippo Lippi, Presentation of the Temple, with St. Philip Benizi on the left and St. Peregrine Laziosi on the right.
Filippo Lippi, Presentation of the Temple, with St. Philip Benizi on the left and St. Peregrine Laziosi on the right.
Confessor
Born around 1260, Forlì, Italy
Died May 1, 1345
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Beatified N/A
Canonized December 27, 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII
Major shrine N/A
Feast May 4
Attributes one leg covered in a cancerous sore, a staff
Patronage cancer patients, AIDS, the sick

Saint Peregrine (Pellegrino) Laziosi (Latiosi) (1265 - 1 May 1345) is an Italian saint. He is the patron saint for persons suffering from cancer, AIDS and other serious diseases, according to the Catholic Church.

He was born in Forlì, northern Italy, were he lived as a friar of the Servite Order and .

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