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Showing posts with label St. Pedro Calungsod. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. Pedro Calungsod. Show all posts

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Saint Pedro Calungsod

After Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, Calungsod is the second Filipino declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
Saint Pedro Calungsod
Flock of Filipino's glorious Calungsod’s sainthood with Masses, parades stage plays, religious shows and the unveiling of postal stamps bearing his image and a map of his expedition as a young Catholic missionary to the Pacific islands, where he was killed while disseminating his faith more than 300 years ago.