Martyrdom of Saint Peter Armengol – Carducho Popular Mary and Joseph worship the

Mary and Joseph worship the newborn Jesus Christ in the Bethlehem stable

One of the Three Kings prostrates himself before Christ while the other two Kings line up behind him

asking God for mercy

Asia Minor

the mother of seven martyrs

Martyrdom of Saint Peter Armengol – Carducho Popular Mary and Joseph worship theThis picture of Peter Armengol shows the saint being saved from death by hanging through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. St. Peter was a brother in the Order of Mercy in the thirteenth century. As portrayed in this artwork, the holy religious was once hung while offering himself as a hostage in exchange for a group of captured youths in Algeria. A fellow religious arrived at the scene of St. Peter's execution with redemption money and