Peter Nolasco, O. de M. was a Catholic priest known for founding the Royal and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy of the Redemption of the Captives with approval by Pope Gregory IX on January 17th, 1235.
Saint Peter Nolasco as found in the Generalate of the Mercedarian Order.
San Pedro Nolasco has a vision of Jerusalem.
St. Pedro Nolasco – Capilla de Santa Teresa – La Catedral – Córdoba
Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy
The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives, also known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic mendicant order established in 1218 by Peter Nolasco in the city of Barcelona, at that time the capital of the Principality of Catalonia, part of the Crown of Aragon, for the redemption of Christian captives. Its members are most commonly known as Mercedarian friars or nuns. One of the distinguishing marks of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy is that, since its foundation, its members are required to take a fourth vow: to die, if necessary, for another who is in danger of losing their faith. The Order exists today in 17 countries.
Our Lady of Mercy - From the Generalate of the Mercedarian Order
Peter Nolasco (1189-1256)
La Mercè basilica in Barcelona where the Mercedarian mother church, current building built between 1765 and 1775.
Convento de la Merced, founded in 1607, is a Merecedarian convent, which now serves as a church, in the small town of Valdunquillo, in northern Castile.