Peter of Anagni

Peter of Anagni was Benedictine, Bishop, and papal legate.[1]

Saint Peter of Anagni
Bishop of Anagni
BornSalerno, Italy
Died1105
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Canonized4 June 1109 by Pope Pascal II
Feast3 August

Born in Salerno, Italy, 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 was canonized in 1109 by Pope Paschal II, a mere four years after his death.[3]

His feast is on August 3rd[4]

Notes

  1. http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/93385
  2. St. Peter of Anagni Catholic Online
  3. Vincenzo Fenicchia, BSS, vol. X (1968), col. 663.
  4. Roman Martyrology
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