How to Pronounce Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
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Mar 21, 1626 Vilaflor, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Died on 25 Apr 1667 (aged 41)
Spanish missionary and saint
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About Peter Of Saint Joseph De Betancur
- Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (or Betancourt) y Gonzáles, O.F.B.
- (Spanish: Pedro de San José de Betancur y Gonzáles, March 21, 1626 (Tenerife) – April 25, 1667 (Antigua Guatemala), 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 "St.
- Francis of Assisi of the Americas", he is the first saint native to the Canary Islands, is also 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.
