Peter Nolasco, Saint

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• Peter Nolasco, Saint — ▪ French saint born c. 1182, probably Barcelona [Spain] died Dec. 25?, 1249/56, Barcelona; canonized 1628; feast day January 28       founder of the order of Our Lady of Ransom (Mercedarians, or Nolascans), a religious institute originally… …   Universalium

• Peter Nolasco — Saint Pedro Nolasco St. Peter Nolasco as found in the Generalate of the Mercedarian Order Confessor Born 1189 Mas des Saintes Puelles, Languedoc, France Died …   Wikipedia

• Nolasco, Saint Peter — • Biographical article on the founder of the Mercedarians Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Peter Nolasco — (c. 1189–c. 1256)    Saint and Order Founder.    Little certain is known of the life of St Peter Nolasco. He is thought to have been born in either Barcelona or Languedoc and to have taken part in the crusade against the Albigensians. He is… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• St. Peter Nolasco —     St. Peter Nolasco     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Peter Nolasco     Born at Mas des Saintes Puelles, near Castelnaudary, France, in 1189 (or 1182); died at Barcelona, on Christmas Day, 1256 (or 1259). He was of a noble family and from his… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Nolasco — may refer to: Amaury Nolasco (born 1970), Puerto Rican actor Bruno Nolasco (born 1986), Brazilian water polo player Elena Highton de Nolasco, Argentine jurist John Nolasco (born 1975), Dominican boxer Pedro Nolasco (born 1962), Dominican boxer… …   Wikipedia

• Pedro Nolasco — For the saint, see Peter Nolasco. Infobox boxer (amateur) boxername=Pedro Nolasco imagesize= caption = fullname = Pedro Julio Nolasco nicknames = nationality = DOM weight class = Bantamweight club = birthdate = February 20, 1962 birthplace = La… …   Wikipedia

• Mercedarian — ▪ religious order also called  Nolascan , member of  Order of Our Lady of Mercy , also called  Knights of Saint Eulalia        religious order founded by St. Peter Nolasco (Peter Nolasco, Saint) in Spain in 1218, for the purpose of ransoming… …   Universalium

• Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy — Our Lady of Mercy From the Generalate of the Mercedarian Order …   Wikipedia

• Mercedarians — • A congregation of men founded in 1218 by St. Peter Nolasco, born 1189, at Mas des Saintes Puelles, Department of Aude, France Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mercedarians     Mercedarians …   Catholic encyclopedia