Feast day: February 21

Saint Pedro Damián

A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on February 21.

  • Feast day: February 21
  • Life and era: Birth recorded in source: El 1007 en rávena en la actual Italia
  • Role in the Church: Saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology
  • Common titles: Roman Martyrology entry
  • Often asked for: commemoration

Why the Church honors Saint Pedro Damián

Saint Pedro Damián is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for February 21.

Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Pedro Damián

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Biography and witness

Saint Pedro Damián appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on February 21.

Original martyrology note

Memoria de san Pedro Damiani (Damiano o Damián), cardenal obispo de Ostia y doctor de la Iglesia. Habiendo entrado en el eremo de Fonte Avellana, promovió denodadamente la vida religiosa y en los tiempos difíciles de la reforma de la Iglesia trabajó para que los monjes se dedicasen a la santidad de la contemplación, los clérigos a la integridad de vida y para que el pueblo mantuviese la comunión con la Sede Apostólica. Falleció el día 22 de febrero en Favencia, de la Romagna.

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Short prayer

Saint Pedro Damián, pray for me.

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