St. Peter Thomas - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Peter Thomas - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Peter Thomas, Roman Catholic Martyr. At the behest of Pope Urban V, he journeyed to Serbia, Hungary, and Constantinople in an effort to organize a crusade against the Turks. He took part in a military operation against Alexandria, Egypt, in 1365 during which he was severely wounded. He died from his injuries at Cyprus a few months later. While never formally canonized, his feast was permitted to the Carmelites in 1608. Feastday Jan 25

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