Peregrine (martyr)

Not to be confused with the 13th-century Italian saint Peregrine Laziosi.
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

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.[1]

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References

  1. St. Peregrin at Catholic Online
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