Peter of Anagni
Peter of Anagni (died 3 August 1105) was a Benedictine monk, bishop and papal legate.[1]
Saint Peter of Anagni | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Anagni | |
| Born | Salerno, Italy |
| Died | 3 August 1105 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 4 June 1109 by Pope Pascal II |
| Feast | 3 August |
Born in Salerno, 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 went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and returned by way of Constantinople, Palermo and Salerno.[3]
Peter died on 3 August 1105.[3] He was canonized in 1109 by Pope Paschal II, a mere four years after his death.[4] His feast is on August 3rd[5]
Notes
- "San Pietro di Anagni".
- St. Peter of Anagni Catholic Online
- M. Q. Smith (1965), "Anagni: An Example of Medieval Typological Decoration", Papers of the British School at Rome, 33: 1–47, doi:10.1017/s0068246200007303, at 3–4.
- Vincenzo Fenicchia, BSS, vol. X (1968), col. 663.
- Roman Martyrology
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