Saints John of Perugia and Peter of Sassoferrato | |
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Martyrs | |
Died | 1231 Valencia, Spain |
Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
Beatified | 11 September 1704 by Pope Clement XI |
Canonized | 1783 by Pope Pius VI |
Feast | 3 September |
John of Perugia and Peter of Sassoferrato, were both Franciscan friars, who in 1216, were sent by St. Francis, to preach and convert the Moors, at Teruel and Valencia.[1] Both of them would go on to suffer martyrdom in 1231, at Valencia.