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 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
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