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• 7 June

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Priest in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Born

• Astigi (modern Ecija), Seville, Spain

Died

• beheaded on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain
• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

MLA Citation

• “Saint Peter of Cordoba“. CatholicSaints.Info. 11 June 2017. Web. 15 December 2019. <>