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Saint Peter the Hermit
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Feast: 30 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1001
Died
1052
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Trevi in Lazio, Saint Peter, who, unable to read, cultivated in solitude the wisdom of the Gospel.
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 30 August as an unlettered man of Trevi who cultivated the wisdom of the Gospel in solitude.
Connected on this site
- Peter the Hermit of Galatia Saint“Peter the Hermit left his home at a very early age and lived as a wandering monk for many years travelling extensively throughout the Near East.” — Wikipedia
- Peter the Hermit Venerable“Peter the Hermit (French: Pierre l'Ermite; c.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 30 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q21587884 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.