Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Peter (St.) Martyr (1) a Roman Catholic saint of the Dominican order, is greatly beloved in the Romish fold, and in his own order ranks next to the fbunder himself. He was born at Verona about 1205. His parents were Catharists, but Peter early became orthodox in sentiment, and sought his education at the conventual … Continue reading “Peter (St.) Martyr (2)”

Peter (St.) Exorcista and Marcellinus (It. SS. Pietro e Marcellino), two Romish saints always represented together, flourished during the last persecutions under Diocletian, about the opening of the 4th century. Their religious convictions, openly avowed, brought them to jail, and it so happened that even there they were sorely tried. Their jailer, Artemius, had a … Continue reading “Peter (St.) Exorcista and Marcellinus”

Peter (Saint), Festivals Of I. Depositio Petri in Catacombas et Pauli in via Ostiensi. The Catalogus Liberianus (354) first mentions the entombment of the bones of Peter and Paul as having taken place in the year of the consuls Tuscus and Bassus (258), and gives the date as III. Cal. Julii, that is, June 29. … Continue reading “Peter (Saint), Festivals Of”

Peter (Pierre),prior of St. John Of Sens was born in the latter part of the 11th century. In 1111, Stephen, provost of the church of Sens, having resolved to restore the ancient monastery of Saint-Jean, called to it some regular canons, and confided the government of this house to our Peter. The authors of the … Continue reading “Peter (Pierre),prior of St. John Of Sens”

Peter (Pierre) Tudebode a French chronicler, was born at Civray (Poitou) near the beginning of the 11th century. Like so many other priests who engaged in the first crusade, he departed in 1096 with Hugues de Lusignan, lord of Civray; his two brothers, Herve and Arnaud, chevaliers (optimi milites), took the cross at the same … Continue reading “Peter (Pierre) Tudebode”

Peter (Pierre), Son Of Bechin was a French historian, who died in the 12th century. It is supposed that he was canon of St. Martin of Tours. He left a Chaonique, which begins with the creation of the world and ends with 1137. For ancient times, it is a compilation from Eusebius, from St. Jerome, … Continue reading “Peter (Pierre), Son Of Bechin”

Peter (Pierre) Of St. Andre (known also as Jean Antoine Rampalle), a French ecclesiastic, was born in 1624 at L’Isle (comte Venaissin). After having taken in 1640 the garb of the barefoot Carmelites under the name of Pier re de St. Andre, he taught philosophy and theology; became about 1667 general definitor of his order, … Continue reading “Peter (Pierre) Of St. Andre”

Peter (Pierre) Of Poitiers was a modern Latin poet, who died after 1141. All that we learn of his life is that, having made a profession of the rule of St. Benedict in a monastery of Aquitaine, he was chosen by Peter the Venerable as secretary, and accompanied him first to Clugny, in 1134, then … Continue reading “Peter (Pierre) Of Poitiers”

Peter (Pierre) Of Maillezais a French chronicler of the 11th century, was, according to Dom Rivet, a man of talent, of merit, and learning. He embraced the monastic rule in the early part of the 11th century, and flourished uinder Goderanne, abbd of Maillezais, in Bas-Poitou. We have an interesting article of his upon the … Continue reading “Peter (Pierre) Of Maillezais”

Peter (Pierre) OF Dresden a German reformer, was born at Dresden in the latter part of the 14th century. Driven from that city for having spread the doctrines of the Vaudois, Pierre sought refuge in Prague, where, in order to subsist, he opened a small school for children. Some time after he attracted to himself … Continue reading “Peter (Pierre) OF Dresden”