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Statue of St Peregrine, showing his tumorous leg. His body rests in the Servite church of Forlì, the Basilica of Saint Pellegrino Laziosi. [5] Pope Paul V declared him blessed in 1609 and Pope Benedict XIII canonized him in 1726. [1] The liturgical feast of Peregrine Laziosi is on 1 May. Laziosi is considered the patron saint of those ...
Saint Peregrine of Auxerre, martyr, the first bishop of Auxerre and the builder of its first cathedral (261 or 304) [8] [17] [20] Martyrs Felix and Gennadius, at Uzalis in Africa [ 8 ] [ 17 ] [ 21 ] Martyrs Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia at Lucania (c. 303) [ 5 ] [ 22 ]
Peregrine (Peregrinus) of Auxerre (French: Saint Pèlerin, Italian: San Pellegrino) (d. ca. 261 AD or ca. 304 AD) is venerated as the first bishop of Auxerre and the builder of its first cathedral. A strong local tradition states that he was a priest of Rome appointed by Pope Sixtus II to evangelize this area at the request of the Christians ...
Canonized Servite saints are: Philip Benizi (feast day on 23 August), Peregrine Laziosi (4 May), Juliana Falconieri (19 June). The seven founders of the order were canonized in 1888, and have a common feast day on 17 February. The date first assigned to this feast day was 11 February, the anniversary of the canonical approval of the order in 1304.
A medieval manuscript fragment of Finnish origin, c. 1340 –1360, utilized by the Dominican convent at Turku, showing the liturgical calendar for the month of June. The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint.
The seven fishes tradition is believed to be linked to the Roman Catholic tradition of fasting before a feast day and avoiding meat on the eve of a holy day, similar to the tradition of not eating ...
The day is celebrated as a feast day. The Dec. 6 Feast of St. Nicholas became a popular tradition during the medieval period, particularly in Germany and German-speaking countries.
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 .