Saint Peter Regalatus

[Saint Pedro Regalado]
Also known as
Pedro Regalado
Peter de Regalado
Peter Regalado
Memorial
13 May
Profile
Born to a wealth, pious, noble family. His father died when Peter was very young. Tried to join the Franciscans when he was only ten years old. Educated in a Franciscan convent in Valladolid from age 13. Disciple of Peter de Villacreces in 1404. Franciscan priest. Superior of the convent at Aguilera in 1415. Superior of the convent at Tribulos in 1422. A noted reformer, primarily by setting a good and pious example. Observed nine personal Lenten periods a year. Had the gifts of bi-location, prophecy and miracle working.
Born
1390 at Valladolid, Spain
Died
30 March 1456 at Aguilera, Spain of natural causes
when exhumed in 1782 his body was found incorrupt
Beatified
11 March 1684 by Blessed Pope Innocent XI
Canonized
29 June 1746 by Pope Benedict XIV
Patronage
Valladolid, Spain
Representation
Franciscan with flames bursting from his heart
Additional Information
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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