Peregrine (martyr)

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St. Peregrine
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
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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.

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