Pedro Arbues

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Pedro Arbues was a Spanish canon and Inquisitor who died in 1485. After his death, popular belief attributed miraculous powers to him, and a Jewess reportedly used his blood-stained handkerchief to save herself. He was canonized as a saint by Pope Pius IX in 1867.

When

First attested
1485 CE
Attested period
1441 – 2020
Historical notes
Pedro Arbues was a 15th-century Spanish canon and Inquisitor canonized as a saint in 1867.

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“On Arbues' death, popular belief invested him with miraculous power.”

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