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{{short description|Spanish Dominican friar and priest}}
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|honorific_prefix=Blessed
|honorific_prefix=[[Beatification|Blessed]]
|name=Peter González
|name=Peter González
|honorific_suffix=O.P.
|honorific_suffix=O.P.
|birth_date=October 14 1190
|birth_date=October 14, 1190
|death_date={{death date and age|1246|04|14|1190|df=y}}
|death_date={{death date and age|1246|04|14|1190|df=y}}
|feast_day=14 April
|feast_day=[[14 April]]
|venerated_in=[[Roman Catholic Church]]<br>([[Dominican Order]])
|venerated_in=[[Roman Catholic Church]]<br>([[Dominican Order]])
|image=San Telmo representacion con cirio y barco.jpg
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|death_place=[[Tui, Galicia]], Kingdom of Castile and Leon
|death_place=[[Tui, Galicia]], Kingdom of Castile and Leon
|titles=Religious, priest and confessor
|titles=Religious, priest and confessor
|beatified_date=1254, [[Rome]], [[Papal States]], [[Pope Innocent IV]]<br>13 December 1741, Rome, Papal States, [[Pope Benedict XIV]] <small>(cultus confirmed)</small>
|beatified_date=13 June 1254
|beatified_place=[[Rome]], [[Papal States]]
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|beatified_by=[[Pope Innocent IV]]
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|canonized_date=13 December 1741
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|canonized_place=Rome, Papal States
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|canonized_by=[[Pope Benedict XIV]] <small>(cultus confirmed)</small>
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|attributes=[[Dominican Order|Dominican]] holding a blue candle or a candle with a blue flame; Dominican lying on his cloak which is spread over hot coals; Dominican holding fire in his bare hands; Dominican catching fish with his bare hands; Dominican beside the ocean, often holding or otherwise protecting a ship
|attributes=[[Dominican Order|Dominican]] holding a blue candle or a candle with a blue flame; Dominican lying on his cloak which is spread over hot coals; Dominican holding fire in his bare hands; Dominican catching fish with his bare hands; Dominican beside the ocean, often holding or otherwise protecting a ship
|patronage=[[sailors]]
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'''Peter González''' (1190 – 15 April 1246), sometimes referred to as '''Pedro González Telmo''', '''Saint Telmo''', or '''Saint Elmo''', was a [[Castilian people|Castilian]] [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] [[friar]] and [[priest (Catholic Church)|priest]], born in 1190 in [[Frómista]], Palencia, [[Kingdom of Castile and Leon]].
'''Peter González Telmo''', OP (1190 – 15 April 1246), also known as '''Saint Elmo''', was a [[Castilian people|Castilian]] [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] friar and priest, born in 1190 in [[Frómista]], Palencia, [[Kingdom of Castile and Leon]].


==Life==
==Life==
González was educated by his uncle, the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Astorga|Bishop of Astorga]], who gave him a [[wiktionary:canonry|canonry]] when he was very young. On one occasion, he was riding triumphantly into the city, his horse stumbled, dumping him into the mud to the amusement of onlookers. Humbled, the canon reevaluated his vocation and later resigned his position to enter the [[Dominican Order]].<ref name=cna>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-peter-gonzalez-436 "St. Peter Gonzalez", Catholic News Agency]</ref> González became a renowned preacher; crowds gathered to hear him and numberless conversions were the result of his efforts.
St. Peter Gonzalez was born in Castille, Spain, in 1190.<ref name=angelus>[https://angelusnews.com/faith/saint-of-the-day/peter-gonzalez/ "Peter Gonzalez", ''Angelus News'', April 14, 2024]</ref> González was educated by his uncle, the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Astorga|Bishop of Astorga]], who gave him a [[wiktionary:canonry|canonry]] when he was very young.
On one occasion, he was riding triumphantly into the city, his horse stumbled, dumping him into the mud to the amusement of onlookers. Humbled, the canon reevaluated his vocation and later resigned his position to enter the [[Dominican Order]].<ref name=cna>[https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-peter-gonzalez-436 "St. Peter Gonzalez", Catholic News Agency]</ref> González became a renowned preacher; crowds gathered to hear him and numberless conversions were the result of his efforts.


He spent much of his time as a court preacher. After King [[Ferdinand III of Leon|Saint Ferdinand III]] of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] and [[Kingdom of León|Leon]] captured [[Córdoba, Andalusia|Córdoba]], González was successful in restraining the soldiers from pillaging the city.<ref name=Foley>[https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/blessed-peter-gonzalez "Blessed Peter Gonzalez", ''Saint of the Day'', Franciscan Media]</ref> He also worked for the humane treatment of Moorish prisoners.<ref name=cna/>
He spent much of his time as a court preacher. After King [[Ferdinand III of Leon|Saint Ferdinand III]] of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] and [[Kingdom of León|Leon]] captured [[Córdoba, Andalusia|Córdoba]], González was successful in restraining the soldiers from pillaging the city.<ref name=Foley>[https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/blessed-peter-gonzalez "Blessed Peter Gonzalez", ''Saint of the Day'', Franciscan Media]</ref> He also worked for the humane treatment of Moorish prisoners.<ref name=cna/>
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==Veneration==
==Veneration==
Peter González was [[beatified]] in 1254 by [[Pope Innocent IV]].<ref name=Mershman/> Although González was never formally [[canonized]], his cultus was confirmed in 1741 by [[Pope Benedict XIV]].
Peter González was [[beatified]] in 1254 by [[Pope Innocent IV]].<ref name=Mershman/> Although he was never formally [[canonized]], his ''cultus'' was confirmed in 1741 by [[Pope Benedict XIV]].<ref name=angelus/>


The diminutive "Elmo" (or "Telmo") belongs properly to the martyr-bishop [[Erasmus of Formia]] (died c. 303), one of the [[Fourteen Holy Helpers]], of whose name "Elmo" is a contraction. However, as Erasmus is the [[patron saint]] of [[sailors]] generally, and Peter González of [[Spanish people|Spanish]] and [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] sailors specifically, they have both been popularly invoked as "Saint Elmo." he is also the patron of St. Peter Themo parish in Aparri, Cagayan
The [[diminutive]] "''Elmo''" (or "''Telmo''") belongs properly to the martyr-bishop [[Erasmus of Formia]] (died c. 303), one of the [[Fourteen Holy Helpers]]. However, as Erasmus is the [[patron saint]] of [[sailors]] generally, and Peter González of [[Spanish people|Spanish]] and [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] sailors specifically, they have both been popularly invoked as "Saint Elmo." He is thus called “Saint Peter Thelmo” as titular of a parish in [[Aparri]], [[Cagayan]], [[Philippines]].


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080330123637/http://saints.sqpn.com/saintp29.htm Patron Saints Index: Peter Gonzalez]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080330123637/http://saints.sqpn.com/saintp29.htm Patron Saints Index: Peter Gonzalez]
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See also: Saint Elmo (disambiguation), San Telmo (disambiguation), and Pedro Gonzalez (disambiguation)
For the Dominican footballer, see Peter González (footballer).
Blessed

Peter González

O.P.
16th-century painting of the Blessed Peter González, by Alejo Fernández, in the Alcázar of Seville
Religious, priest and confessor
BornOctober 14, 1190
Frómista, Kingdom of Castile and Leon
Died14 April 1246(1246-04-14) (aged 55–56)
Tui, Galicia, Kingdom of Castile and Leon
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
(Dominican Order)
Beatified1254, Rome, Papal States, Pope Innocent IV
13 December 1741, Rome, Papal States, Pope Benedict XIV (cultus confirmed)
Feast14 April
AttributesDominican holding a blue candle or a candle with a blue flame; Dominican lying on his cloak which is spread over hot coals; Dominican holding fire in his bare hands; Dominican catching fish with his bare hands; Dominican beside the ocean, often holding or otherwise protecting a ship
Patronagesailors

Peter González Telmo, OP (1190 – 15 April 1246), also known as Saint Elmo, was a Castilian Dominican friar and priest, born in 1190 in Frómista, Palencia, Kingdom of Castile and Leon.

Life

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St. Peter Gonzalez was born in Castille, Spain, in 1190.[1] González was educated by his uncle, the Bishop of Astorga, who gave him a canonry when he was very young.

On one occasion, he was riding triumphantly into the city, his horse stumbled, dumping him into the mud to the amusement of onlookers. Humbled, the canon reevaluated his vocation and later resigned his position to enter the Dominican Order.[2] González became a renowned preacher; crowds gathered to hear him and numberless conversions were the result of his efforts.

He spent much of his time as a court preacher. After King Saint Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon captured Córdoba, González was successful in restraining the soldiers from pillaging the city.[3] He also worked for the humane treatment of Moorish prisoners.[2]

After retiring from the court, González devoted the remainder of his life to preaching in northwest Spain, and developed a special mission to Spanish and Portuguese seamen. He died on 15 April 1246 at Tui and is buried in the local cathedral.[4]

Veneration

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Peter González was beatified in 1254 by Pope Innocent IV.[4] Although he was never formally canonized, his cultus was confirmed in 1741 by Pope Benedict XIV.[1]

The diminutive "Elmo" (or "Telmo") belongs properly to the martyr-bishop Erasmus of Formia (died c. 303), one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. However, as Erasmus is the patron saint of sailors generally, and Peter González of Spanish and Portuguese sailors specifically, they have both been popularly invoked as "Saint Elmo." He is thus called “Saint Peter Thelmo” as titular of a parish in Aparri, Cagayan, Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Peter Gonzalez", Angelus News, April 14, 2024
  2. ^ a b "St. Peter Gonzalez", Catholic News Agency
  3. ^ "Blessed Peter Gonzalez", Saint of the Day, Franciscan Media
  4. ^ a b Mershman, Francis. "St. Peter Gonzalez." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 28 December 2015

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Peter Gonzalez". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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