Pedro Calungsod to be Canonized as Second Filipino Saint by Pope Benedict XVI
Blessed Pedro Calungsod of Cebu, who got beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2000, will be canonized as a saint for the Roman Catholic Church on October 21, 2012.
This announcement was made on December 20, 2011 through the Vatican website after Pope Benedict XVI officially approved the promulgation of decrees for canonization of Calungsod and six others who have been said to have performed miracles.
Once canonized, Calungsod, a Cebuano missionary who was martyred in Guam in 1672 will become the second Filipino Catholic saint following Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, who was elevated to sainthood in 1987.
Born in Visayas in 1654, Calungsod was killed at the age of 18 while doing his missionary work on April 2, 1627, a day before Palm Sunday that year.
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