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Parenzo, Pietro

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PARENZO, PIETRO. - From a noble Roman family, he was sent by Innocent III, at the request of the citizens, as rector or podestà of Orvieto in February 1199 with the mission of restoring peace to the city and of restraining the audacity of the Cathar heretics. In the fulfillment of his task he was treacherously killed by them on the night of 20 May 1199. Contemporary sources speak of miracles that occurred at his tomb; there was no canonization, but only a local cult, confirmed by the Sacred Congregation of Rites on 16 March 1879 for the diocese of Orvieto.

Bibliography

BIBL.: V. Natalini, S. P. P., la leggenda scritta dal maestro Giovanni canonico di Orvieto, Rome 1936.

Pio Paschini

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By Pio Paschini

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX (1952), coll. 823–824.

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Paschini, Pio. “Parenzo, pietro.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX, coll. 823–824. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/parenzo-pietro.

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Paschini, Pio. “Parenzo, pietro.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. IX, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, coll. 823–824. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/parenzo-pietro.

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@incollection{ec9_parenzo_pietro,
  author    = {Paschini, Pio},
  title     = {Parenzo, pietro},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {IX},
  pages     = {823--824},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1952},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/parenzo-pietro}
}

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