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Peter of Chavanon
priest, founder of the house of canons regular at Pébrac
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Feast: 8 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
At Pébrac in the territory of Le Puy-en-Velay in France, Saint Peter of Chavanon, priest, who, longing for a more perfect life, withdrew to this place, where he built a house of canons regular, which he also led.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 8 September as a priest who withdrew to Pébrac near Le Puy-en-Velay and built and led a house of canons regular there.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 8 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Rfabddd9d — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.