Feast May 6
Saint Peter Nolasco
Religious founder · Feast May 6
Biography
Peter Nolasco, O. de M. was a Catholic nobleman known for founding the Royal and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy of the Redemption of the Captives with approval by Pope Gregory IX on 17 January 1235.
Feast day
May 6
Birth date
1189
Death date
6 May 1256
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
30 September 1628
Canonized by
Pope Urban VIII
Feast month
5
Wikidata qid
Q468802
Feast day of month
6