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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]
| Saunt Pedro de Betancur | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 21 Mairch 1626 Vilaflor, Tenerife |
| Dee'd | 25 Apryle 1667 Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala |
| Veneratit in | Roman Catholic Kirk |
| Beatified | Juin 22, 1980, Vatican Ceety by Pape John Paul II |
| Canonised | July 30, 2002, Guatemala Ceety by Pape John Paul II |
| Feast | April 24 |
| Attributes | Hauds a cloup an a bell. |
| Patronage | Caregivers o the sick, they wha ur a bin howker, Canary Islands, Guatemala, Central Americae |
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