San Pedro de Verona is considered the second saint of the Orden de Predicadores (dominicos). It was a preacher who led his mission to bring life to martyrdom. His sermon was dedicated to combating the heresy of the Cathars or Albigenses, queens, in Sail XIII, habían extended his “Christian manicism” with relative existence in Western Europe, including the center and north of Italy, from where it originated in Santo .
San Pedro Mártir, as well as the cono, nation in Verona, region of Lombardy (Italy), in 1205. Although his fathers were included in the catharsis, Pedro also distanced himself from the grace of his doctrine at the University of Bolonia. Tras studied in dicho recent academic, received the dominant habit of mano Santo Domingo de Guzmán.
According to Beato Santiago de la Vorágine, San Pedro was a great connoisseur of the Sagradas Escrituras and an example of purity, austerity and firmness in defense of the fairy. Precisely this economist submits that Pedro de Verona, having a side of a family “caused by error”, supo “conserve immunity” to the poor doctrine. Attempt to do so will take place immediately at the Orden of Predicadores in days in which Santo Domingo de Guzmán, founder of the Orden, aun vivía.
Ended with his ecclesiastical formation, was ordained. His work as an evangelist led him to teach the true Christian doctrine and fight the heresies in Vercelli, Rome, Florence and other cities in the north of Italy. Institution of the so-called “Associations of the fairy” and the “Cofradía para la alabanza de la Virgen María” in Milan, Florence and Perugia.
In 1248 the design of the monastery of Asti y un año después del de Piacenza. In 1251, Papa Inocencio IV became the inquisitor of Lombardy and prior of Como. Mientras su fama se extensionia, sus enemigos hacían planes para deshacerse de él.
The conspiracy against him was carried out on April 6, 1252, when the Santo regressaba of Milan at the monastery of Como, very close to the town of Barlassina. San Pedro de Verona was attacked by Carino de Bálsamo, who assisted with hiccups in the box with the assist proposal. Pedro, mientras se desangraba y con las ultimas fuerzas que le quedaban, escribió con el dedo ensangrentado sober el suelo: “Creo en Dios”.
March 9, 1253, just one year after his death, was canonized by Pope Inocence IV. His body was transferred to Milan and its remains are stored in the church of San Eustorgio. His party will be celebrated on April 6.
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