Died 1231, Valencia, Spain Name John Perugia | Feast 3 September Canonized 1783 by Pope Pius VI | |
Similar Vincent of Saragossa, Peter Nolasco, Louis Bertrand, Paschal Baylon | ||
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church | ||
John of Perugia and Peter of Sassoferrato, were both Franciscan friars, who in 1216, were sent by St. Francis, to preach and convert the Moors, at Teruel and Valencia. Both of them would go on to suffer martyrdom in 1231, at Valencia.
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