Pedro de San José Betancur

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Pedro de San José Betancur was a 17th-century Spanish missionary and Catholic saint known for his charitable work and evangelization in Guatemala.

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Label Occurrences
Pedro de San José Betancur canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
Roman Catholic religious
founder of religious order
human
missionary
activeIn Antigua Guatemala
Guatemala
alsoKnownAs Brother Pedro
linked to: Hermano Pedro

Hermano Pedro
San Pedro de Betancur
beatificationDate 1980-06-22
beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
birthDate 1626-03-21
birthPlace Vilaflor, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
canonizationDate 2002-07-30
canonizationStatus canonized saint
canonizedBy Pope John Paul II
centuryOfActivity 17th century
countryOfCitizenship Spain
deathDate 1667-04-25
deathPlace Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, Captaincy General of Guatemala
linked to: Guatemala City
ethnicGroup Canarian
feastDay April 25
founded Bethlehemite Brothers
Bethlehemite Sisters (as a female branch associated with his work)
Order of Bethlehemite Brothers
hospital for the poor in Antigua Guatemala
shelter for the homeless in Antigua Guatemala
gender male
knownFor care for abandoned children
care for the poor
care for the sick
charitable work
evangelization in Guatemala
promotion of social works in Antigua Guatemala
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
memberOf Franciscan Third Order
name Pedro de San José Betancur
occupation founder of religious congregation
missionary
religious brother
partOf Spanish colonial missions in the Americas
patronage Central America
Guatemala
migrants
the poor
placeOfBurial Iglesia de San Francisco, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
veneratedIn Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Fort San Pedro namedAfter Pedro de San José Betancur
Pedro de San José Betancur name Pedro de San José Betancur