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Peter of Aquila (Scotellus, of Tonnaparte) (PIETRO DELL'AQUILA (SCOTELLUS, DI TONNAPARTE))
Scotist theologian, b. at Aquila ca. 1300, d. at Trivento in Nov. 1361. He studied in Paris and obtained the degree of master in theology and from posterity… -
Peter of Auvergne (PIETRO D'ALVERNIA)
A disciple of St. Thomas in Paris, he was first a master in the Faculty of Arts, then studied theology under Henry of Ghent (v.) and Godfrey of Fontaines. A… -
Peter of Blois (Petrus Blesensis) (PIETRO DI BLOIS (PETRUS BLESENSIS))
Theologian and humanist, b. at Blois ca. 1135, d. after 1204. He studied letters at Chartres and Tours, philosophy at Paris, law at Bologna. Having returned to… -
Peter of Bosco (PIETRO DE BOSCO)
PIETRO de BOSCO: v. DUBOIS, PIERRE. -
Peter of Bruys (PIETRO DE BRUYS)
PIETRO de BRUYS: v. BRUYS, PIETRO di. -
Peter of Capua (PIETRO DI CAPUA)
Cardinal deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata in 1192, then priest of S. Marcello in 1201. In 1192 he was entrusted with a mission to Poland, Bohemia and Silesia to… -
Peter of Casa (De Caesis, De Casis, Des-Maisons) (PIETRO DI CASA (DE CAESIS, DE CASIS, DES-MAISONS))
Patriarch of Jerusalem, b. at Limoges in the second half of the 13th century, d. at Entrechaux in France on 3 Aug. 1348. A Carmelite friar, he obtained his… -
Peter of Castelnau, Blessed (PIETRO DI CASTELNAU, BEATO)
PIETRO di CASTELNAU, beato: v. CASTELNAU, PIERRE. -
Peter of Celle (Petrus Caeliensis) (PIETRO DELLE CELLE (PETRUS CELIENSIS))
Benedictine, writer on spirituality, b. in Champagne around 1115, d. at Chartres on 20 February 1183. He was elected, around 1145, abbot of Moutier-la-Celle… -
Peter of Corbara (PIETRO DI CORBARA)
PIETRO di CORBARA: v. RAINALLUCCI PIETRO DI CORVARO. -
Peter of Corbeil (de Corbolio) (PIETRO DI CORBEIL (DE CORBOLIO))
Canon of the church of Paris and master of theology in 1198; bishop of Cambrai in 1199, of Sens in 1200. In 1210 he held in Paris a synod of the diocese of… -
Peter of Cordova (PIETRO DA CORDOVA)
Born around 1482 in Cordova, he studied at Salamanca, where he entered the Order of the Dominicans. With the first members of his Order he landed in Hispaniola… -
Peter of Cortona (Berrettini, P.) (PIETRO DA CORTONA (BERRETTINI P.))
Born at Cortona on 1 November 1596, died at Rome on 16 May 1669; he was a painter and architect. He pursued his first studies of painting in Florence and Rome.… -
Peter of Eboli (PIETRO DA EBOLI)
Poet of the second half of the 12th century. He is the author of a trilogy in verse on the model of Virgil and Ovid, in which a politico-religious conception… -
Peter of Ghent (PIETRO DI GAND)
Missionary, b. around 1480 near Ghent, d. in Mexico on 20 April 1572. Of the van der Mure family, he was related to Charles V (perhaps his natural brother). He… -
Peter of Honestis (de Honestis), called the Sinner (PIETRO DEGLI ONESTI (DE HONESTIS), DETTO PECCATORE)
Founder and first prior of the Canons Regular of S. Maria in Porto at Ravenna. Few but reliable pieces of information about P. are found in the ancient… -
Peter of Ibernia (PIETRO D'IBERNIA)
Teacher of St. Thomas in the Faculty of Arts of the Studium Generale of Naples (1239). The codex Vat. lat. 5988 contains by him a commentary on Porphyry's… -
Peter of Luna (PIETRO DE LUNA)
PIETRO de LUNA: V. BENEDETTO XIII, ANTIPAPA. -
Peter of Luxembourg, Blessed (PIETRO DI LUSSEMBURGO, BEATO)
Cardinal, b. at Ligny-en-Barrois (department of Meuse) on 20 July 1369, d. at Villeneuve-lès-Avignon on 2 July 1387. Canon of Paris (1378), of Cambrai (1382)… -
Peter of Mâcon (Petrus Mallii or Manlii) (PIETRO DI MALLO (PETRUS MALLII O MANLII))
He is known as a presbyter assigned to the office of the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican in the second half of the 12th century and as the author of a… -
Peter of Morrone (PIETRO DI MORRONE)
PIETRO di MORRONE: v. CELESTINO v. PAPA. -
Peter of Olaf (Petrus Olai) (PIETRO DI OLAF (PETRUS OLAI))
Confessor of St. Bridget, Cistercian in the convent of Alvastra (v.) and therefore also called P. of Alvastra, died at Vadstena in 1390. He was at Bridget's… -
Peter of Poitiers (Petrus Pictaviensis) (PIETRO DI POITIERS (PETRUS PICTAVIENSIS))
Theologian, b. in the first half of the 12th century, d. in Paris in 1205. A disciple of Peter Lombard, in 1169 he succeeded Peter Comestor (v.) in the… -
Peter of Rosenheim (PIETRO DI ROSENHEIM)
Benedictine monastic reformer, preacher and poet, b. ca. 1380 at Wiechs near Rosenheim (hence he is also called Petrus Vix), d. 7 January 1433 at Basel. Around… -
Peter of San Gemini (PIETRO DI SAN GEMINIANO)
PIETRO di SAN GEMINIANO : v. MAROCCO. -
Peter of Tarentaise, Blessed (PIETRO DI TARANTASIA, BEATO)
PIETRO di TARANTASIA, beato: v. INNOCENZO V, PAPA. -
Peter of the Marsh (Petrus a Palude) (PIETRO DELLA PALUDE (PETRUS A PALUDE))
Dominican theologian, b. at Varambon (Ain) ca. 1277, d. at Paris on 31 Jan. 1342. A religious in Lyons, he studied at Paris and became master in theology on 13… -
Peter of Thury (PIETRO DI THURY)
Cardinal, b. in Burgundy in the second half of the 14th century, d. probably around 9 Dec. 1410. Doctor in utroque. He was custodian of the church of Lyon and… -
Peter of Verona, Saint (PIETRO DA VERONA, SANTO)
Dominican martyr, b. in Verona at the beginning of the 13th century, d. in the woods of Farga (Seveso, Milan) on 6 April 1252. Born into a heretical family, in… -
Peter Orseolo, Saint (PIETRO ORSEOLO, SANTO)
Born around 928 into a noble Venetian family. He took part in the expedition of 978 against the Narentines who were infesting the shores of the Adriatic. After… -
Peter Regalato, Saint (PIETRO REGALATO, SANTO)
B. at Valladolid in 1390, of a distinguished family, d. in the convent of Aguilera on 13 May 1458. He entered the Franciscan Order at the age of 13. While the… -
Peter Sabinus (PIETRO SABINO)
Humanist, disciple and colleague of Pomponio Leto (1429-98), he was a teacher of Greek and Latin letters in the Archiginnasio Romano, as appears from the roll… -
Peter, Saint, Martyr (PIETRO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
PIETRO, santo, martire: v. MARCELLINUS and PETER, saints, martyrs. -
Peters, Gerlach
One of the most remarkable authors of the « Devotio moderna »; b. at Deventer in 1378, he entered as a regular canon of St. Augustine at Windesheim, where he… -
Peter Siculus (Siculo) (PIETRO SIKELIOTES (SICULO))
A history of the Manichaeans or Paulicians is attributed to him (PG 104, 1240-1349); he is a much-discussed figure; not even his existence is established… -
Peters, Norbert
Exegete, b. at Allendorf (Westphalia) on 5 Aug. 1863, d. at Paderborn on 20 Jan. 1938. A priest in 1887, following special studies in biblical science and in… -
Peter's Pence (Denaro di S. Pietro) (OBOLO DI SAN PIETRO (DENARO DI S. PIETRO))
In the Middle Ages, "St. Peter's money" meant the annual tribute paid to the Holy See by states and lordships that had placed themselves under its particular… -
Petersson, Lars (Petri Laurentius)
First Lutheran archbishop of Sweden, b. at Örebro in 1499, d. at Uppsala on 26 Oct. 1573. He studied with his elder brother Olaf at Wittenberg, at the school… -
Petersson, Olaf (Petri Olaus)
The principal founder of the Lutheran Reformation in Sweden, brother of the preceding, b. at Örebro in 1493, d. at Stockholm on 19 April 1552. He studied at… -
Peter the Deacon (PIETRO, DIACONO)
Librarian and archivist of the abbey of Montecassino, b. ca. 1107, d. in 1159. Under the guidance of the monk Guido, P. acquired a solid erudition in the… -
Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia (PIETRO IL GRANDE, ZAR DI RUSSIA)
B. May 30, 1672. His education was left to chance. From his earliest youth, passionate about military exercises, he organized, partly as a game, partly with… -
Peter the Hermit (PIETRO L'EREMITA)
Born around 1050 in the diocese of Amiens, died at Neufmoutier (diocese of Liège) on 8 July 1115. He is the best known among the popular preachers of the First… -
Peter the Iberian (PIETRO IBERO)
Monophysite bishop of Maiuma, b. in Georgia in 409, d. at Jamnia on 1 December 448. In 421-22 P. was already at the Byzantine court. According to the opinion… -
Peter the Painter (Petrus Pictor) (PIETRO PITTORE (PETRUS PICTOR))
Poet and theologian, of whom biographical details are lacking. He lived between the end of the 11th century and the beginning of the 12th century and was a… -
Peter the Venerable (PIETRO IL VENERABILE)
Abbot of Cluny and theologian, b. in Auvergne ca. 1094, d. at Cluny on 25 Dec. 1156. Monk at Sauxillanges (1109), "scholastic" and prior of the abbey of… -
Peter Thomas (Peter of Thomas), Saint (PIETRO TOMMASO (PIETRO DI THOMAS), SANTO)
Carmelite, b. at Le Breil (Périgord, France) ca. 1305, d. at Famagusta (Cyprus) on 6 Jan. 1366. Master of theology in Paris in 1349, then regent of the… -
Petilianus (PETILIANO)
Donatist bishop of Cirta (Constantine); he was a Catholic catechumen; but it is perhaps excessive to interpret the abreptum (from the Church) of St. Augustine… -
Petit, Adolphe
Jesuit, b. at Ghent on 22 May 1822, d. at Drongen (Tronchiennes) on 20 May 1914. Having entered the Society of Jesus (1842), in 1855 he received the office of… -
Petite-Église
The name designates the anti-Concordat schism of 1801, in France and in Belgium. On 18 Aug. 1801, Pope Pius VII, in execution of art. 3 of the Concordat… -
Petition (PETIZIONE)
The "right of petition" to the supreme authorities of the State (addressed to the king, as in the English "act" of rights, or to the Chambers, as in the… -
Petitio Principii (PETIZIONE DI PRINCIPIO)
A sophism (v.) consisting in assuming, explicitly or implicitly, as the basis of the proof, the very thing that is to be demonstrated, e.g.: everything given… -
Petit, Louis
Assumptionist, archbishop of Athens, b. 21 Feb. 1868 at Viuz-la-Chiésaz (Savoy), d. 5 Nov. 1927 at Menton. A priest in 1891, in 1895 he was superior of the… -
Petra
A city of Transjordan, characteristically built on sheer rocks, and therefore called Sela ("rock"), in Greek P. It was inhabited by the Edomites already in the… -
Petrarch, Francesco (PETRARCA, FRANCESCO)
I. LIFE. - He was born in Arezzo on July 20, 1304, to ser Petraccolo di ser Parenzo and Eletta Canigiani. His was an old Florentine family, with firm… -
Petreius (Peeters), Theodorus
Carthusian, b. at Kempen on 17 April 1560, d. at Cologne on 24 April 1640. He studied philosophy at Cologne, where he became a religious in 1587. Prior of the… -
Petriano, Museo
It was a special building where for some time the principal sacred and profane monuments were suitably arranged, saved after the demolition of the ancient… -
Petricca, Angelo
Controversialist, of the Conventual Franciscans, b. at Sonnino (Lazio), d. at Rome on 10 Dec. 1673. A doctor of theology (1631), he was sent by the Holy See on… -
Petrilli, Savina
Foundress of the Sisters of the Poor of St. Catherine of Siena, b. at Siena on 29 Aug. 1852, d. there on 18 Apr. 1923. A pupil with the Daughters of Charity… -
Petrolina, Diocese of (PETROLINA, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the State of Pernambuco in Brazil. It has a population of 160,000 inhabitants, all Catholic, distributed in 13 parishes served by 11… -
Petronace of Montecassino (PETRONACE DI MONTECASSINO)
Died at Montecassino on 6 May 750. At the behest of Gregory II, he was abbot of that same monastery, to which he made a pilgrimage from his native Brescia and… -
Petrone, Icino
Philosopher and jurist, b. at Limosano (Campobasso) on 21 Sept. 1870, d. at S. Giorgio a Cremano on 26 July 1913. From 1897 he taught philosophy of law at the… -
Petronilla, Saint, Martyr (PETRONILLA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
Commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on May 31. Certainly an authentic martyr and Roman, yet nothing is known of her biography or under which persecution she… -
Petroni, Riccardo (Richardus de Senis)
Cardinal, jurist, b. in Siena in 1250 of an illustrious and noble family, d. in Genoa on 10 (or 26) February 1314. After completing his studies in law at… -
Petronius Maximus, Emperor of the West (PETRONIO MASSIMO (PETRONIUS MAXIMUS), IMPERATORE D'OCCIDENTE)
Emperor for a few months, b. in 396 of a noble family; he quickly rose to the high ranks of the civil hierarchy: prefect of Rome in 420 and consul in 433, in… -
Petronius, Saint (PETRONIO, SANTO)
The information concerning him is uncertain and obscure. In the Roman Martyrology he is commemorated on October 4. > (phot. Alinari) > PETRONIUS, saint - St.… -
Petrópolis, Diocese of (PETROPOLIS, DIOCESI DI)
City and diocese in the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It has an area of 3,551 sq km. with a population of 270,000 inhabitants, of whom 250,000 are… -
Petrucci, Alfonso
Cardinal, b. in Siena in 1492. He was appointed by Julius II bishop of Soana, then of Massa Marittima (1511) and created cardinal deacon of St. Theodore on 10… -
Petrucci, Pier Matteo
Cardinal, b. at Jesi on 20 May 1636, d. there on 5 July 1701. Having entered the Filippini on 2 Feb. 1661, in 1678 he was provost of the Congregation. On 20… -
Pettrich, Ferdinand
Sculptor, b. in Dresden on 3 Dec. 1798, d. in Rome on 14 Feb. 1872. He entered the good graces of Prince Anthony of Saxony, who took him along to Rome (1819)… -
Peutinger, Konrad
One of the best-known humanists of Germany at the time of the "Reformation". Born in Augsburg on 16 Oct. 1465, died there on 28 Dec. 1547, he attended the… -
Pew in Church (BANCO IN CHIESA)
It seems that in the early days of Christianity the faithful, at least in the West, listened to the sermon standing, a custom that later disappeared in the… -
Peyraut, Guillaume
Dominican moralist, b. ca. 1200 at Peyraud, department of Ardèche, d. after 3 Feb. 1261 at Lyon. He was famous under the name Peraldus or Péraud, falsely… -
Pez (Petz), Bernard
In the world Leopold, a Benedictine of the abbey of Melk (Lower Austria), b. 22 Feb. 1683 at Ybbs, d. at Melk on 27 March 1735. He entered Melk in 1699 and… -
Pez (Petz), Hieronymus
In the world Franz Philipp, younger brother of Bernhard and his assistant and continuator, b. 24 Feb. 1685 at Ybbs, entered Melk in 1703, where he d. 14 Oct.… -
Pezzani, Enrico Maria
Canonist, b. at Soncino (Cremona) on 24 Sept. 1856, d. at Rome on 25 Aug. 1918. He spent most of his life in Rome, where he was professor of Canon Law at the…