Saint Pelagius of Oviedo

Also known as

• Paio of Oviedo
• Paio the Martyr
• Pelagius the Martyr
• Pelayo of Oviedo
• Pelayo the Martyr

Memorial

• 26 June

Profile

Left with Moors at age 10 as a hostage for his captured Christian uncle. Three years later, when Pelagius had not been ransomed, he was offered his freedom and a reward if he would convert to Islam and denounce Christianity; he declined. Martyred at age 13.

Born

• c.912 at Asturias, Spain

Died

• tortured to death in 925
• relics moved to Leon, Spain in 967
• relics moved to Oviedo, Spain in 985

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• abandoned people
• Castro Urdiales, Spain
• Torreira, Portugal
• torture victims

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints