Saint Peter of Alcantara (1499October 18, 1562) was a Spanish Franciscan, born at Alcantara, Spain. He became a Franciscan of the Stricter Observance in the convent at Manxaretes in 1515. At the age of twenty-two he was sent to found a new community of the Stricter Observance at Badajoz. He was ordained priest in 1524, and the following year made guardian of the convent of St. Mary of the Angels at Robredillo.
The success of St. Teresa of Avila in the reform of Carmel was in great measure due to his counsel and encouragement. It was a letter from St. Peter that encouraged her to found her first monastery at Avila. St. Teresa's autobiography is the source of a great deal of information regarding Peter's life, work, gifts of miracles and prophecy.
He died in 1562 in a monastery at Arenas. His Feast Day is October 19.
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