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Detail Of An Italian Holy Card Of Blessed Peter Sanchez By Bertoni Date Unknown

Detail Of An Italian Holy Card Of Blessed Peter Sanchez By Bertoni Date Unknown

Blessed Peter Sanchez

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

18 June (Mercedarians)

Died

1503 in Valensia, Spain of natural causes

Biography

Blessed Peter Sanchez, also known as Blessed Peter Sanchez de Valencia, was a Mercedarian friar known for his courageous acts of rescuing Christians enslaved in Algiers, North Africa during the 16th century. Little is known about his early life, including his birth date and background.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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