Pedro Calungsod | |
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.jpg) Calungsod on a stained-glass window in Cubao Cathedral | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | July 21, 1654[1][2] Ginatilan, Cebu, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire |
| Died | April 2, 1672 (aged 17)[3] Tumon, Guam, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | March 5, 2000, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Canonized | October 21, 2012, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Major shrine | Cebu Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Pedro Calungsod, Archbishop's Residence Compound, 234 D. Jakosalem St., Cebu City 6000 PH |
| Feast | October 21 |
| Attributes | Martyr's palm, Spear, Bolo, Doctrina Christiana book, Rosary, Christogram, Crucifix |
| Patronage | Filipino youth, Catechumens, Altar servers, the Philippines, Overseas Filipino Workers, Cebuanos, Visayans, Archdiocese of Cebu, Pury, San Antonio, Quezon Province |
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Pedro Calungsod (Spanish: Pedro Calúñgsod or archaically Pedro Calonsor; July 21, 1654[1][4] – April 2, 1672), also known as Peter Calungsod and Pedro Calonsor, was a Catholic Filipino-Visayan migrant, sacristan and missionary catechist who, along with the Spanish Jesuit missionary Diego Luis de San Vitores, suffered religious persecution and martyrdom in Guam for their missionary work in 1672.[5][6]
While in Guam, Calungsod preached Christianity to the Chamorros through catechesis, while baptizing infants, children, and adults at the risk and expense of being persecuted and eventually murdered. Through Calungsod and San Vitores's missionary efforts, many native Chamorros converted to Catholicism.
Calungsod was beatified on March 5, 2000, by Pope John Paul II, and canonized by Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on October 21, 2012.[7]
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- ^ "St. Pedro Calungsod, Filipino lay martyr and patron of catechists". Union of Catholic Asian News. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ Carlomagno Bacaltos. "A Catechetical Primer on the Life, Martyrdom and Glorification of Blessed Pedro Calungsod – Part 1". Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ^ "Blessed Pedro Calungsod By Emy Loriega / The Pacific Voice". newsaints.faithweb.com. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ^ Carlomagno Bacaltos. "A Catechetical Primer on the Life, Martyrdom and Glorification of Blessed Pedro Calungsod – Part 2". Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ^ "Saint Pedro Calungsod". Research Center for Iloilo. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
- ^ EWTN Televised Broadcast: Public Consistory for the Creation of New Cardinals. Rome, February 18, 2012. Saint Peter's Basilica. Closing remarks before recession preceded by Cardinal Agostino Vallini.