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Peter Sanz
Dominican bishop and martyr saint (1680-1747)
SaintCrown of AragonDominican OrderDocumented cause
Feast: 26 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1680
Died
1747
Beatified
14 May 1893
unverified
Canonised
1 October 2000
unverified
Who they were
Peter Sanz (22 September 1680 – 26 May 1747) (Catalan: Pere Sans i Jordá, Spanish: Pedro Sans i Jordá) was a Catalan Dominican friar who was sent as a missionary bishop to China. He was declared a martyr and canonized by the Catholic Church.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Wikidata Q864852 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Peter Sanz (CC BY-SA)
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