▁court , ▁Peter ▁devoted ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁to ▁pre aching ▁in ▁north west ▁Spain , ▁and ▁developed ▁a ▁special ▁mission ▁to ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Portuguese ▁se amen . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 2 4 6 , ▁at ▁T ui ▁and ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁c athedral . ▁ ▁V ener ation ▁ ▁Although ▁his ▁cult us ▁was ▁confirmed ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 1 ▁by ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XIV , ▁and ▁despite ▁his ▁common ▁ep ith et ▁of ▁" s aint ," ▁Peter ▁was ▁never ▁formally ▁canon ized . ▁Peter ▁González ▁was ▁beat ified ▁in ▁ 1 2 5 4 ▁by ▁Pope ▁In noc ent ▁IV . ▁ ▁The ▁dimin utive ▁" El mo " ▁( or ▁" T el mo ") ▁belongs ▁properly ▁to ▁the ▁mart yr - bishop ▁Saint ▁Er as mus ▁( d ied ▁c . ▁ 3 0 3 ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Four teen ▁Holy ▁Hel pers , ▁of ▁whose ▁name ▁" El mo " ▁is ▁a ▁contra ction . ▁However , ▁as ▁Er as mus ▁is ▁the ▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁sail ors ▁generally , ▁and ▁Peter ▁González ▁of ▁Spanish ▁and ▁Portuguese ▁sail ors ▁specifically , ▁they ▁have ▁both ▁been ▁popular ly ▁invoked ▁as ▁" Saint ▁El mo ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Catholic ▁sain ts ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Pat ron ▁Sain ts ▁Index : ▁Peter ▁Gonz ale z ▁ ▁Category : 1 1 9 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 2 4 6 ▁death