Description
Saint Peregrine is the patron saint for people suffering from cancer, AIDS, and other life-threatening illnesses. He is also the patron saint of Forli, Italy. Saint Peregrine is canonized in December of 1726 by Pope Benedict XII.
Saint of cancer / aids
2.5cm long x 1.5cm wide
3rd class relic medal
imported from Italy
Relics are divided into three classifications. A first class relic is a body part of a saint, such as bone, blood, or flesh. Second class relics are possessions that a saint owned, and third class relics
are objects that have been touched to a first or second class relic or the saint has touched him or herself
.
Peregrine Laziosi
Saint
Description
Peregrine Laziosi is an Italian saint of the Servite Order. He is the patron saint for persons suffering from cancer, AIDS, and other life-threatening illnesses.
Born
:
1265,
Forli, Italy
Died
:
1 May 1345,
Forli, Italy
Patronage
:
persons suffering from cancer,
AIDS
, and other life-threatening illnesses
Feast
:
1 May
Canonized
:
27 December 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII
Parents
:
Berengario Laziosi
,
Flora Aspini