St. Peregrine (Latin: Peregrinus) the martyr was an early Christian martyr who died because he and fellow Christians refused to worship the Roman Emperor Commodus on his birthday.[1]
His remains are buried in the Saint John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota.[2]
He is patron saint of Croatian city Umag.[3]
References
- 1.St. Peregrin at Catholic Online
- 2."Finding Minnesota: Saint's Buried In Collegeville". WCCO. 4 March 2006. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007.
- 3."Umag proslavio sv. Peregrina" [Umag celebrated St. Peregrine] (in Croatian). Informative Catholic Agency. 25 May 2024.