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Blessed Pedro of the Assumption

Also known as

Pedro of Cuerva
Pedro di Asuncion
Peter…

22 May as one of the Franciscan Martyrs of Japan
10 September as one of the 205 Martyrs of Japan

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Franciscan Friars Minor (Alcantarines) missionary priest. Martyr.

Born

c.1570 in Cuevas, Toledo, Spain

beheaded on 22 May 1617 in Kori, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan

26 February 1866 by Pope Blessed Pius IX (decree of martyrdom)

7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Additional Information

other sites in english
- Catholic Online
- Hagiography Circle

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Blessed Pedro of the Assumption“. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 September 2022. Web. 26 April 2024. <>