Saint Peter Arbues
- Also known as
- Peter of Arbues
- Memorial
- 17 September
- Profile
- Son of Antonio Arbues and Sancia Ruiz, members of the nobility.
Studied philosophy at Huesca.
Studied canon law at the University of Bologna.
Augustinian canon at Saragossa, Spain in 1478.
Inquisitor of Aragon in 1484.
Forcibly converted Jews and Marranos (converts to Judaism) to Catholicism, which was considered acceptable at the time.
Murdered by a group of Marranos.
- Born
- 1442 at Aragon, Spain
- Died
- murdered on 17 September 1485 in the cathedral of Saragossa, Spain
- Beatified
- 20 April 1664 by Pope Alexander VII
- Canonized
- 29 June 1867 by Pope Pius IX
- Additional Information
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Catholic Online
Kirken i Norge norwegian
Catholic Encyclopedia, by A Allaria
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