Blessed Peter de la Cadireta

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20 December
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Dominican. Companion of Saint Raymond of Peñafort in Barcelona. Travelling preacher who worked against the Albigensians. Inquisitor for Spain from 1258 until his death. Prior of the Dominican convent in Urgell. Martyred for his faith and work.
Born
Moya, Catalonia, Spain
Died
stoned to death by a group of heretics in 1277 at Urgell; interred in the cathedral next to his two predecessors in the office; relics translated to the church of Saint Dominic in Urgell
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