Pedro Calungsod, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPedro Calungsod
Filipino Catholic saint
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1654
Place of Birth: Ginatilan, Philippines
Date of Death: 02-Apr-1672
Profession: catechist
Nationality: Philippines
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Pedro Calungsod
- Saint Pedro Calungsod (Latin: Petrus Calungsod, Spanish: Pedro Calúñgsod or archaically Pedro Calonsor, Italian: Pietro Calungsod; July 21, 1654 – April 2, 1672), also known as Peter Calungsod and Pedro Calonsor, was a Catholic Filipino migrant, sacristan and missionary catechist who, along with the Spanish Jesuit missionary Diego Luis de San Vitores, suffered religious persecution and martyrdom in Guam for their missionary work in 1672.While in Guam, Calungsod preached Christianity to the Chamorro people through catechism, while baptizing infants, children and adults at the risk and expense of being persecuted and eventually murdered.
- Through Calungsod and San Vitores' missionary efforts, many native Chamorros converted to Roman Catholicism. Calungsod was formally beatified on March 5, 2000, by Pope John Paul II.
- Calungsod was officially canonized by Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on October 21, 2012.
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