Petrus de Dacia (Dominican friar)

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Seal of Petrus de Dacia.

Petrus de Dacia (ca. 1235–1289) was a 13th-century Swedish friar of the Dominican Order.[1] He was most noted for his correspondence with the mystic and ecstatic Christina von Stommeln. Though he wrote in Latin, Petrus de Dacia is often credited as the first author in Sweden.[2][3]

Biography

Peter of Dacia was born around 1235 on the Swedish island of

Dominican order and studied in Cologne
from 1266 to 1269 and in Paris from 1269 to 1270. In 1271 he was appointed lector in the convent at Skänninge in Östergötland. In 1283 he became Prior of Sankt Nicolaus abbey church in Gotland where he died in 1288.[4][5][6]

While at Cologne, he had met

Beguines at Cologne. Over a period of two decades, she reportedly received stigmata on an annual basis. Peter visited Christine in 1270 on his way back from Paris and again in 1279. He also maintained a lifetime correspondence with her.[7]

References

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  2. ^ "Petrus de Dacia". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Blessed Christina of Stommeln". catholicsaints.info. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Petrus de Dacia". University of Bergen. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  5. ^ Kennedy, Daniel Joseph (1907). "Bl. Albertus Magnus" . Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1.
  6. ^ "S:t Nicolai ruin". Guteknappen. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Blessed Christine of Stommeln". New Advent. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

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