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Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur
Also known as Pedro Bethencourt, Pedro de San José de Bethancourt, Pedro Betancur, Pedro Bethancourt, Hermano Pedro
Spanish missionary and saint (1626-1667)
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Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur was a Spanish missionary who lived in the 1600s and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. He is remembered for his religious work during the colonial period, particularly his missionary efforts in Central America.
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- Austria
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- 1732-03-31
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- 1809-05-31
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Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (or Betancourt) y Gonzáles, OFB (Spanish: Pedro de San José de Betancur y Gonzáles, 21 March 1626– 25 April 1667), also called Hermano Pedro de San José Betancurt (Brother Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur) or more simply Peter de Betancurt, Hermano Pedro (Brother Peter), Santo Hermano Pedro (Saint Brother Peter), or San Pedro de Vilaflor (Saint Peter of Vilaflor), was a Spanish saint and missionary in Guatemala.
Known as the "Saint Francis of Assisi of the Americas", he is the first saint native to the Canary Islands. He left at the age of 23 for New Spain, and is considered the first saint of Guatemala and Central America for having done his missionary work in those American lands. He was the founder of Order of Our Lady of Bethlehem.
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1626 births1667 deaths17th-century Christian saints17th-century Spanish peopleBeatifications by Pope John Paul IIBettencourt familyCanonizations by Pope John Paul IICanonized Roman Catholic religious brothersFounders of Catholic religious communitiesFranciscan missionariesFranciscan saintsGuatemalan Roman Catholic saints