Peregrine (martyr)

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St. Peregrine
martyr
DiedAugust 25, 192
Rome
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Major shrine Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville Minnesota [1]
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 Umag [2]

St. Peregrine (Latin: Peregrinus) the martyr was an early Christian martyr who died because he and fellow Christians refused to worship the Roman Emperor Commodus on his birthday. [3]

His remains are buried in the Saint John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota. [1]

He is patron saint of Croatian city Umag. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Finding Minnesota: Saint's Buried In Collegeville". WCCO. 4 March 2006. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007.
  2. 1 2 "Umag proslavio sv. Peregrina" [Umag celebrated St. Peregrine] (in Croatian). Informative Catholic Agency. 25 May 2024.
  3. ↑ St. Peregrin at Catholic Online
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