Saint Pedro de Alcántara
A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on October 19.
- Feast day: October 19
- Life and era: Birth recorded in source: El 1499 en alcántara, cáceres en la actual España
- 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 de Alcántara
Saint Pedro de Alcántara is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for October 19.
Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Pedro de Alcántara
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Biography and witness
Saint Pedro de Alcántara appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on October 19.
Original martyrology note
En la villa de Arenas, en la región española de Castilla, san Pedro de Alcántara, presbítero de la Orden de los Hermanos Menores, que adornado con el don de consejo y de vida penitente y austera, reformó la disciplina regular en los conventos de la Orden en España, siendo consejero de santa Teresa de Jesús en su obra reformadora de la Orden de los Carmelitas.
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Short prayer
Saint Pedro de Alcántara, pray for me.