Black History Month- St. Pedro Calungsod

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Name - Pedro Calungsod

Born – 21st July, 1654

Died - 2nd April, 1672

Veneration – Catholic Church

Beatified - 5th March, 2000

Canonised – 21st October 21, 2012

Feast – 2nd April

Patronage – Filipino youth, Catechumens, altar boys, the Philippines, overseas Filipino workers, Guam, Cebuanos, Visayans, Archdiocese of Cebu.

Attributes- Martyr’s palm, spear, bolo, Catechism book, Rosary, Christogram, Crucifix.


St Pedro Calungsod was 13 when he joined a group of Spanish missionaries as a sacristan and missionary catechist. He was martyred when he along with San Vitores (missionary) Calungsod baptised a baby girl, with the consent of her Christian mother




Links -
http://www.pedrocalungsod.org/life/77/
http://newsaints.faithweb.com/year/1672.htm#Calungsod
https://calungsod.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/prayers-to-st-pedro-calungsod/

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