Peter Martyr

Peter Martyr

      name commonly used in English for (1) St. Peter Martyr, who was killed in 1252 by the Cathari, a heretical Christian sect; (2) Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, who was an Italian historian; and (3) Peter Martyr Vermigli, who was one of the greatest Italian Reformers and a leading exponent of the Reformed doctrine of the sacraments.

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  • Peter Martyr — is the name of several individuals:*Peter of Verona, 13th century martyr *Pietro Martire Vermigli, 16th century Italian theologian *Peter Martyr d Anghiera, 16th century Italian born historian …   Wikipedia

  • Peter Martyr — Den Namen Peter Martyr trugen: Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499 1562), ein reformierter Theologe Petrus Martyr von Anghiera (1459 1525), ein Geschichtsschreiber Petrus Martyr, ein frühchristlicher Exorzist Petrus von Verona († 1252), ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Peter Martyr —    1) (c. 1205–52)    Saint.    Peter was born into a Cathar family in Verona, Italy. He was educated at Bologna and was there converted to Roman Catholic orthodoxy. He joined the Dominican Order in 1221, possibly under the influence of dominic… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

  • Peter Martyr d'Anghiera —     Peter Martyr d Anghiera     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Peter Martyr d Anghiera     Historian of Spain and of the discoveries of her representatives, b. at Arona, near Anghiera, on Lake Maggiore in Italy, 2 February, 1457; d. at Granada in… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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  • Peter Martyr Vermigli — Pietro Vermigli (Portrait von Hans Asper 1560, heute in der National Portrait Gallery (London) Peter Martyr Vermigli, eigentlich Pietro Mariano Vermigli (* 8. September 1499 in Florenz; † 12. November 1562 in Zürich) war ein reform …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Peter Martyr, Saint — ▪ Italian preacher also called  Peter of Verona,  Italian  San Pietro Martire  or  San Pietro da Verona   born 1205?, Verona died April 6, 1252, near Milan; canonized 1253; feast day April 29       inquisitor, vigorous preacher, and religious… …   Universalium

  • PETER MARTYR —    1. a Dominican notorious for his severity as a member of the Inquisition, murdered by a mob at Como in 1252, became the patron saint of the Inquisition.    2. A Protestant reformer, born at Florence, became a monk and abbot at Lucca, from… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Peter Martyr — Pietro Martin d’Anghierra’s pseudonym …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Vermigli, Peter Martyr — ▪ Italian religious reformer Italian  Pietro Martire Vermigli   born Sept. 8, 1500, Florence died Nov. 12, 1562, Zürich, Switz.  leading Italian religious Reformer whose chief concern was eucharistic doctrine.       The son of a prosperous… …   Universalium

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