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Peter of Capitolias
8th-century Christian saint
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Feast: 21 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
650
Died
715
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Capitolias in Batanaea, in Syria, Saint Peter, priest and martyr: accused before Walid, leader of the Saracens, of openly teaching the faith of Christ in the streets, he had his tongue, hands and feet cut off and, hung on a cross, crowned his life with the martyrdom he had ardently desired.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 13 January as a priest martyred at Capitolias for teaching the faith openly.
Connected on this site
- John of Damascus Saint“The Passion is attributed to "John, monk and priest of Damascus", which may refer to John of Damascus, as Kekelidze thought.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 13 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q7177914 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Peter of Capitolias (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.