April 27
Saints of the Day

 

Blessed Peter Armengol, 1238-1304

The Spaniard thief who became a Mercedarian and was hanged and tortured on a tree taking the place of 18 captured children

Born 1238 at Tarragona, Urgell region, eastern Spanish Pyrenees
Died 1304 at Tarragona of natural causes
Beatified 28 March 1686 by Pope Innocent XI (cultus confirmed)
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Saint Zita, 1218-1272, Sitha; Citha

A domestic servant for a family in Lucca, Italy, for all her life since age 12, generous with the poor, and a Saint.[Saint Zita holy card]

Born 1218 at Monsagrati near Lucca, Italy
Died 27 April 1272 at Lucca, Italy
Canonized 5 September 1696 by Pope Leo X and Pope Innocent XII (cultus confirmed)
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