Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPeter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
Spanish missionary and saint
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Vilaflor, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
About Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
- Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (or Betancourt) y Gonzáles, O.F.B.
- (Spanish: Pedro de San José de Betancur y Gonzáles, March 21, 1626 (Tenerife) – April 25, 1667 (Antigua Guatemala), 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 "St.
- Francis of Assisi of the Americas", he is the first saint native to the Canary Islands, is also 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.
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