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Pedro Calungsod (Spanish: Pedro Calúñgsod or archaically Pedro Calonsor; mid-1650s – April 2, 1672), also known as Peter Calungsod and Pedro Calonsor, was a Catholic Filipino-Visayan migrant, sacristan and missionary catechist who, along with the Spanish Jesuit missionary Diego Luis de San Vitores, suffered religious persecution ...
Saint Pedro Calungsod (c. 1654 - April 2, 1672) is a Filipino Roman Catholic martyr who was killed while doing missionary work in Guam in 1672. He was beatified on March 5, 2000, by Pope John Paul II.
Sep 15, 2020 · St. Pedro Calungsod is one of only two Filipino canonized saints. Like the other Filipino holy man, St. Lorenzo Ruiz, Pedro Calungsod was a catechist. As a 14-year-old volunteer from the Visayan region of the Philippines, young Pedro went with fellow martyr, Fr. Diego Luis de San Vitores, on a Jesuit missionary journey to the ...
Pope Benedict canonized Pedro Calungsod October 21, 2012 on World Mission Sunday, 340 years after his death. Filipino Cardinal Ricardo Jamin Vidal concelebrated at the canonization Mass. He noted Calungsod was the only one without first class relic exposed for veneration since his body was thrown into the sea.
Saint Pedro Calungsod (Latin: Petrus Calungsod, Italian: Pietro Calungsod; (July 21, 1654 – April 2, 1672), also known as Peter Calungsod or Pedro Calonsor, is a Roman Catholic young Filipino Saint and was a migrant, sacristan and missionary catechist, who along with the Spanish Jesuit missionary, Diego Luis de San Vitores, suffered religious ...
The story of Pedro Calungsod shows us that young people can do great things. Born in the Philippines, Pedro was only 13 when he joined a group of Spanish missionaries who were going to travel to the Marianas Islands to teach the native people about God.
Jun 3, 2018 · Calungsod bravely set out as a young missionary in Guam and converted many to Christianity. Born in the Visayan Islands of the Philippines during the 17th century, Pedro Calungsod eventually...
Nov 12, 2012 · Pedro Calungsod also known as Pedro Calonsor was born in 1654. Few details of his early life prior to his missionary work and death are known. It is probable that he received basic education at a Jesuit boarding school, mastering the Catechism and learning to communicate in Spanish.
Apr 2, 2023 · 3 min read. Although born in the Philippines, St. Pedro Calungsod is loosely considered an American saint because he was martyred in the United States territory of Guam. Unfortunately, there is not much known about him, especially his early life.
PEDRO CALUNGSOD: Buhay at Misyon. “Mapalad na kabataan! Tunay na ginantimpalaan ang kanyang apat na taong matiyagang paglilingkod sa Diyos sa napakahirap na misyon. Siya pa ang nauna sa aming superyor sa langit!”. Buhay. Ipinanganak si Calungsod noong 1654.
