Peregrine (martyr)

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St. Peregrine
martyr
DiedAugust 25, 182
Rome
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Major shrineSaint John's Abbey, Collegeville Minnesota
FeastAugust 25 (Martyrdom); May 6 (Translation)
AttributesChi Rho on his chest, in a dungeon with the rack, the scourge, clubs or fire's flames

St. Peregrine (Latin: Peregrinus) the martyr was an early Christian martyr who died because he and others refused to worship the Roman Emperor Commodus on his birthday.[1]

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  1. ^ St. Peregrin at Catholic Online