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    Pedro Calungsod

    Second Filipino saint and Martyr

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    Pedro Calungsod

    Calungsod on a stained-glass öppning in Cubao Cathedral

    BornJuly 21, [1][2]
    Ginatilan, Cebu, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
    DiedApril 2, () (aged&#;17)[3]
    Tumon, Guam, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
    Venerated&#;inCatholic Church
    BeatifiedMarch 5, , St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
    CanonizedOctober 21, , St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI
    Major shrineCebu Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Pedro Calungsod, Archbishop's Residence Compound, D. Jakosalem St., Cebu City PH
    FeastOctober 21
    April 2 (before )
    AttributesMartyr's palm, spjut, Bolo, Doctrina Christiana book, Rosary, Christogram, Crucifix
    PatronageFilipino ungdom, Catechumens, Altar servers, the Philippines, Overseas Filipino Workers, Cebuanos, Visayans, Archdiocese of Cebu, Pury, San Anton

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    Feast Day April 2

    Although born in the Philippines, St. Pedro Calungsod is loosely considered an American saint because he was martyred in the United States territory of Guam. Unfortunately, there is not much known about him, especially his early life. 

    History tells us he was one of the young volunteers who joined the Spanish Jesuit missionaries who left the Philippines for the Ladrones Islands in the western Pacific in Pedro served there, alongside his peers, as a catechist and teacher of the Faith.

    As is the case in most mission lands, life was difficult. Delivery of supplies was irregular. The natural terrain and weather made the situation harsher. One can imagine life among their dense jungles, steep cliffs and storms. Faithful to the Lord’s command to spread the Gospel to the ends of the earth, however, these brave missionaries persevered. 

    Not long into their missionary experience, a Chinese immigrant named Choco decided to make life difficult for Pedro and hi

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    St. Pedro Calungsod (Filipino)

    Few details of the early life of St. Pedro Calungsod are known. Historical research identifies Ginatilan in Cebu, Hinunangan and Hinudayan in Southern Leyte, and the Molo district of Iloilo City, as possible places of origin. Regardless of his precise birthplace, all four locations were within the territory of the Diocese of Cebu at the time of Calungsod’s martyrdom. 

    In , Calungsod, then around age 14, was amongst the exemplary young catechists chosen to accompany Spanish Jesuit missionaries to the Islas de los Ladrones (“Isles of Thieves”), which have since been renamed the Marianas Islands the year before to honor both the Virgin Mary and the mission’s benefactress, Maria Ana of Austria, Queen Regent of Spain.

    Calungsod accompanied the priest Diego San Vitores to Guam to catechize the native Chamorros. Shortly after their arrival, a Chinese man named Choco, a criminal from Manila who was exiled in Guam, began sprea

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