Peter of Anagni

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Saint Peter of Anagni
Pope Pascal II
Feast3 August

Peter of Anagni (died 3 August 1105) was a

Benedictine monk, bishop and papal legate.[1]

Born in

Bohemond of Taranto[4] during the First Crusade on their way to the Holy Land and later returned by way of Constantinople, Palermo and Salerno.[5]

Peter died on 3 August 1105.[5] He was canonized in 1109 by Pope Paschal II, a mere four years after his death.[6] His feast is on 3 August[7]

Notes

  1. ^ "San Pietro di Anagni".
  2. ^ .
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  4. ^ a b St. Peter of Anagni Catholic Online
  5. ^ ., at 3–4.
  6. ^ Vincenzo Fenicchia, BSS, vol. X (1968), col. 663.
  7. ^ Roman Martyrology