Peter González
Peter González O.P. | |
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16th-century painting of the Blessed Peter González, by Alejo Fernández, in the Alcázar of Seville | |
| Religious, priest and confessor | |
| Born | October 14, 1190 Frómista, Kingdom of Castile and Leon |
| Died | 14 April 1246 (aged 55–56) Tui, Galicia, Kingdom of Castile and Leon |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Dominican Order) |
| Beatified | 1254, Rome, Papal States, Pope Innocent IV 13 December 1741, Rome, Papal States, Pope Benedict XIV (cultus confirmed) |
| Feast | 14 April |
| Attributes | 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 |
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.