Pedro Landeta
VenerableNovember 16 · 1887–1963
Pedro Landeta (1887, Basauri — 1963, Kerala) — Venerable, missionary. Feast day: 16 November.
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Pedro Landeta was a Spanish missionary and priest of the Discalced Carmelites who lived from 1887 to 1963. Born in Basauri, he entered the Teresian Carmel of Larrea as a novice in 1900 and later adopted the religious name Aureliano of the Blessed Sacrament. After his ordination in Pamplona in 1910, he traveled to India to serve as a missionary. He spent much of his life in the Malabar region, where he focused on spiritual leadership and promoting Eucharistic devotion.