Jan 29

Saint Peter Nolasco

January 29th XIII century

Name
Pedro (Masculino)
Celebrate
People named Pedro use to celebrate 29-Jun:
Saint Peter Apostle
Other saints
Other saints named Pedro
Born
en Barcelona, in current Spain
Dead
in Barcelona, in current Spain
Celebration
January 29th
In Barcelona, in Spain, saint Peter Nolasco, priest, who, with King James I of Aragón and saint Ramon de Penyafort, founded, as is believed, the order of the Blessed Mary of Mercy, for the redemption of the captives. He gave ardently with work and effort to seek peace and free from the slavery Christians, in time of the infidels. Roman martyrology