Peregrine (martyr)

Not to be confused with the 13th-century Italian saint Peregrine Laziosi.
St. Peregrine
martyr
DiedAugust 25, 182
Rome
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Major shrineSaint John's Abbey, Collegeville Minnesota[1]
FeastAugust 25 (Martyrdom); May 6 (Translation)
AttributesChi Rho on his chest, in a dungeon with the rack, the scourge, clubs or fire's flames
PatronageUmag[2]

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.[1]

He is patron saint of Croatian city Umag.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Finding Minnesota: Saint's Buried In Collegeville". WCCO. 4 March 2006. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Umag proslavio sv. Peregrina" [Umag celebrated St. Peregrine] (in Croatian). Informative Catholic Agency. 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ St. Peregrin at Catholic Online