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Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur

1626 - 1667

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Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (or Betancourt) y Gonzáles, OFB (Spanish: Pedro de San José de Betancur y Gonzáles, 21 March 1626– 25 April 1667), also 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 "Saint Francis of Assisi of the Americas", he is the first saint native to the Canary Islands. He left at the age of 23 for New Spain, and is 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur is the 788th most popular religious figure (down from 777th in 2019), the 257th most popular biography from Spain (up from 295th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Spanish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur ranks 788 out of 3,187. Before him are József Mindszenty, Phoebe, Nicholas Kabasilas, Antipope Laurentius, Agnes of Bohemia, and Johann Tetzel. After him are Philipp Spener, Isma'il ibn Ja'far, Cornelius the Centurion, Antipope Anacletus II, Gertrude the Great, and Junia.

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Among people born in 1626, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur ranks 7. Before him are Christina, Queen of Sweden, Sabbatai Zevi, Jan Steen, Francesco Redi, Richard Cromwell, and William II, Prince of Orange. After him are Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, Giovanni Legrenzi, Jan van Kessel the Elder, Bada Shanren, Louis Couperin, and Andrea Guarneri. Among people deceased in 1667, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur ranks 3. Before him are Pope Alexander VII, and Francesco Borromini. After him are Fatma Sultan, Gabriël Metsu, Marie Louise Gonzaga, Johann Jakob Froberger, Fasilides, Nicolas Sanson, Alonzo Cano, Peter Snayers, and Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur ranks 257 out of 3,355. Before him are Nachmanides (1194), Joanna la Beltraneja (1462), Jesús Franco (1930), Joseph of Anchieta (1534), Juan Díaz de Solís (1470), and Pompeia Plotina (65). After him are Fernando Alonso (1981), Fernando Rey (1917), Muhammad I of Granada (1194), Antonio Machado (1875), George Santayana (1863), and Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain

Among religious figures born in Spain, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur ranks 22. Before him are Vincent Ferrer (1350), Ibn Hazm (994), Josemaría Escrivá (1902), Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía (1510), Raymond of Penyafort (1175), and Eulalia of Mérida (290). After him are Isidore the Laborer (1080), John of Ávila (1500), Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436), Eulalia of Barcelona (290), Eduardo Martínez Somalo (1927), and Al-Qurtubi (1214).

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