Cunerus Petri
Cunerus Petri (ca. 1530–1580) was the first
bishop of Bruges
.
Life
Petri was born around 1530 in Duivendijke, near Brouwershaven in the County of Zeeland. He studied Philosophy and Theology at Leuven University, graduating with a doctorate in Theology on 12 November 1560.
He was named bishop of Leeuwarden in 1569, and was installed 1570. On 26 February 1570 he published the decrees of the
Harlingen. Upon his release he sought refuge in Germany, dying in Cologne
on 15 February 1580.
Works
- Een seker bewijs vanden vaghevier (Leuven, Rutger Velpius, 1566). Available on Google Books.
- Tractaet vant hoochwaerdich sacrament des aultaers (Leuven, Rutger Velpius, 1567). Available on Google Books.
- De Christiani Principis Officio (Cologne, Maternus Cholinus, 1579) Available on Google Books.
References
- ^ J. De Jong, "Cunerus Petri", in Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek, vol. 5 (Leiden, 1921), 122-124.
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