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Peregrine
Christian martyr and saint
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 6 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
182
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
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.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- CatholicSaints.Info — Saint Peregrinus of Auxerre — First bishop of Auxerre and martyr; Butler places his death about 261, feast 16 May, against the 6 May and 182 on the page.
- Wikidata Q7167775 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Peregrine (martyr) (CC BY-SA)
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