Apr 28

Saint Peter Chanel

April 28th XIX century

Name
Pedro (Masculino)
Celebrate
People named Pedro use to celebrate 29-Jun:
Saint Peter Apostle
Other saints
Other saints named Pedro
Born
en Cuet, in current France
Dead
Celebration
April 28th
Religious
de la Sociedad de María
Saint Peter Chanel, priest of the society of Mary and martyr, who devoted his Ministry to serve farmers and children, but then was sent with some companions to evangelize the Western Pacific, arrived at the island of Futuna, where there were no Christians and, despite the many difficulties encountered his unique meekness converted some, among whom there was the son of the King of the place, who, furious, sent him to kill, being the first martyr of Oceania. Roman martyrology