Promote the Christian faith in Islamic communities and sought to ransom Christian captives

St. Nicholas Tavigli
Feastday: December 5
Franciscan martyr of Jerusalem, also called Nicholas Tavelic. A native of Dalmatia, he entered the Franciscans and subsequently worked in the region around Bosnia, especially among the Paterine heretics. He then went to the Holy Land to preach among the Muslims and was martyred at Jerusalem. He was canonized in 1970 by Pope Paul VI.


St. Peter Pascual
Feastday: December 6
1227-1300
Bishop and preacher. A native of Valencia, Spain, he entered the priesthood and was ordained about 1250. Known for his intelligence, he was named tutor to the son of the king of Aragon. Later he became bishop of Jaen, although the diocese was technically under the dominion of the Moors. Nevertheless, he preached extensively to promote the Christian faith in Islamic communities and sought to ransom Christian captives being held by Moorish captors. He was martyred in Granada