Peter Blomevenna
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Peter Blommeveen by (1535)
Peter Blomevenna or Blommeveen (born 29 March 1466 in Leiden; died 14 August 1536 in Cologne) was a Carthusian author and prior of Cologne Charterhouse from 1507 to 1536.
He was a translator of Denis the Carthusian, among many other works, and an active opponent of early Protestantism. He was a close friend of Werner Rolewinck (died 1502).[1]
Notes and references[]
- ^ Johannes Janssen, History of the German People at the Close of the Middle Ages
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Peter Blomevenna". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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- Carthusians
- 1466 births
- 1536 deaths
- Clergy from Leiden
- Clergy from Cologne
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- Roman Catholic biographical stubs