Feast day: June 26

Saint Pelayo de Córdoba

A saint commemorated in the Roman Catholic martyrology on June 26.

  • Feast day: June 26
  • Life and era: Birth recorded in source: El 911 en albeos, galicia 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 Pelayo de Córdoba

Saint Pelayo de Córdoba is included in the Roman Catholic martyrology for June 26.

Why people ask for the intercession of Saint Pelayo de Córdoba

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Biography and witness

Saint Pelayo de Córdoba appears in the Roman Catholic martyrology on June 26.

Original martyrology note

En Córdoba, en la región hispánica de Andalucía, san Pelayo, mártir, que a los trece años, por querer conservar su fe en Cristo y su castidad ante las costumbres deshonestas de Abd al-Rahmán III, califa de los musulmanes, consumó su martirio glorioso al ser despedazado con tenazas.

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Short prayer

Saint Pelayo de Córdoba, pray for me.

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