[]April 18
Saints of the Day
 

Saint Pedro Betancur, 1619-1667, Pedro de San Jose Betancur
A Spaniard Jesuit, apostle of Guatemala, the Saint Francis of the Americas who built hospitals and started the Christmas Eve posadas

Born 16 May 1619 at Villaflores, Tenerife Island, Canary Islands, Spain
Died 25 April 1667 at Guatamala City, Guatamala
Beatified 22 June 1980 by Pope John Paul II
Canonized 30 July 2002 in Guatemala City, Guatemala by Pope John Paul II
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Saint Agapitus, d. 267, Agapito []
A young martyr thrown to wild animals that didn't touch him... and was beheaded

    Young martyr. Because he was a young man, and because the heroic way he met his martyrdom brought about many conversions, his was a favorite story in times past, and often grew in the telling.
Died thrown to wild animals in the arena; when they would not touch him, he was beheaded c.267 at Palestrina, Italy; relics at Palestrina and Besancon
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Blessed James Oldo (1364-1404)
A wealthy Italian, married, who became a priest. Two of his daughters died from the plague. Beatified 1933
 
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    http://www.stthomasirondequoit.com/SaintsAlive/id726.htm
 

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