Peregrine (martyr)
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St. Peregrine | |
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martyr | |
Died | August 25, 182, Rome |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Major shrine | Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville Minnesota |
Feast | August 25 (Martyrdom); May 6 (Translation) |
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 |
Saints Portal |
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.
[edit] External links
- Saint John's Abbey
- Finding Minnesota: Saint's Buried In Collegeville
- St. Peregrin at Catholic Online