ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER
Saints celebrated on the 8th of October
PETRUS DE QUERIOLETT, PRIEST
Petrus de Queriolett, the son of a councilor, was born on July 14, 1602 in Auray in Brittany.
He led a very dissolute life, during which he retained almost nothing good other than a few devotions to the Blessed Virgin. After having witnessed the exorcism on a girl possessed, however, he was converted and from then on led a severe life of penance.
After he had received the priestly ordination in 1631, for the remaining 23 years of his earthly life, he only practiced rigour and good works: he used his possessions to comfort the unhappy, visited hospitals and prisons, fasted and prayed - these were his occupations until his death.
This took place on October 8, 1660, in his 59th year. It is said that several people recovered from the effect of his prayer, and that others experienced the same thing at his grave.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - 📷 Basilique Sainte-Anne d'Auray)
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