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Pedro de Betancur

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Saunt Pedro de Betancur
Born21 Mairch 1626(1626-03-21)
Vilaflor, Tenerife
Dee'd(1667-04-25)25 Apryle 1667
Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Veneratit inRoman Catholic Kirk
BeatifiedJuin 22, 1980, Vatican Ceety by Pape John Paul II
CanonisedJuly 30, 2002, Guatemala Ceety by Pape John Paul II
FeastApril 24
AttributesHauds a cloup an a bell.
PatronageCaregivers o the sick, they wha ur a bin howker, Canary Islands, Guatemala, Central Americae

Pedro de Betancur (21 Mairch 1626, Tenerife – 25 Apryle 1667, Antigua Guatemala), wis a Spainish saunt an missionary in Guatemala. He is the foremaist saunt native tae the Canary Islands an is conseedert the foremaist saunt o Guatemala an Central Americae fur haein done his misionary wark in that airt. He wis the foonder o the order o Oor Dame o Bethlehem.[1]

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