Peter of Anagni
Saint Peter of Anagni | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Anagni | |
| Born | Salerno, Italy |
| Died | 1105 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 4 June 1109 by Pope Pascal II |
| Feast | 3 August |
Peter of Anagni was Benedictine, Bishop, and papal legate.[1]
Born in Salerno, Italy, he entered the Benedictines and so distinguished himself as a monk that Pope Gregory VII appointed him Bishop of Anagni. As bishop, he improved the spiritual welfare of the city, built a new cathedral, and promoted the First Crusade to the Holy Land, a venture in which he participated. Pope Urban II sent him to Constantinople as papal legate to the Byzantine Empire.[2]
He was canonized in 1109 by Pope Paschal II, a mere four years after his death.[3]
His feast is on August 3rd[4]
Notes[]
- ^ "San Pietro di Anagni".
- ^ St. Peter of Anagni Catholic Online
- ^ Vincenzo Fenicchia, BSS, vol. X (1968), col. 663.
- ^ Roman Martyrology
Categories:
- 11th-century births
- 1105 deaths
- People from Salerno
- Italian Roman Catholic saints
- 12th-century Christian saints
- Italian Benedictines
- 12th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops