Peter of Rates
Portuguese bishop and saint
Feast: 26 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Peter of Rates (Portuguese: Pedro de Rates), also known in English as Peter of Braga, is traditionally considered to be the first bishop of Braga between the years AD 45 and 60. Tradition says he was ordered to preach the Christian faith by James the Great, and that Peter of Rates was martyred while attempting to convert the locals to the Christian faith in northern Portugal. The ancient Breviary of Braga (Breviarium Bracarense) and the Breviary of Evora hold that Peter of Rates was a disciple of James and preached in Braga. However, the Bollandists say that this claim is "purely traditional."
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q938320 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Peter of Rates (CC BY-SA)
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