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Peter Pareuzi
Papal legate and martyr
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Feast: 22 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
1199
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Peter Pareuzi was a Papal legate and martyr. He was from Rome and served the papacy. As a papal legate, he was sent to Orvieto in 1199, to enter into dialogue with the Cathars, who were troubling the local church. Peter then suffered martyrdom, at the hands of the Cathars.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Wikidata Q7176296 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Peter Pareuzi (CC BY-SA)
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