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Also known as

• Pelagius the Martyr
• Paio…
• Pelayo…

Memorial

• 26 June

Profile

Left with Moors at age 10 as a hostage for his captured Christian uncle. Three years later, when Pelagius had not been ransomed, he was offered his freedom and a reward if he would convert to Islam and denounce Christianity; he declined. Martyred at age 13.

Born

• c.912 at Asturias, Spain

Died

• tortured to death in 925
• relics moved to Leon, Spain in 967
• relics moved to Oviedo, Spain in 985

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• abandoned people
• Castro Urdiales, Spain
• Torreira, Portugal
• torture victims

MLA Citation

• “Saint Pelagius of Oviedo“. CatholicSaints.Info. 22 June 2017. Web. 20 August 2018. <>