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Peter the Hermit
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11th century French Christian priest and key figure during the First Crusade
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Peter the Hermit was a male preacher, presbyter, and friar from the Kingdom of France. Born in Amiens around 1050, he was a native speaker of French. He is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
He died in Huy on July 8, 1115. In the Catholic Church, he holds the status of Venerable. His feast day is observed on July 8.
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 1050, Amiens , Kingdom of France
- Died
- 8 July 1115 or 1131
- Other names
- Cucupeter, Little Peter, Peter of Amiens, Peter of Achères
- Occupation
- Priest
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Church
- Roman Catholic church
- Battles wars
- People's Crusade European Jewish Massacre Siege of Xerigordos Battle of Civetot Prince's Crusade
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Amiens
- Place of death
- Huy
- Occupation
- friar
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Peter the Hermit praying at the Holy Sepulchre.jpg
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- Commons category
- Peter the Hermit
- date of birth
- 1050-01-01
- date of death
- 1115-01-01
- canonization status
- Venerable
- feast day
- July 8
- described at URL
- www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/p/pedro_el_ermitano.htm
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Encyclopedic overview
Peter the Hermit (c. 1050 – 8 July 1115 or 1131), also known as Little Peter, Peter of Amiens (French: Pierre d'Amiens) or Peter of Achères (French: Pierre d'Achères), was a Roman Catholic priest of Amiens and a key figure during the military expedition from France to Jerusalem in 1096 known as the People's Crusade. Amongst Jews he is best remembered for the massacres of Jews that occurred under his leadership and the precedent they set for subsequent Crusades. He has sometimes been called "Blessed" Peter the Hermit, although he has not been beatified in the Catholic Church.
After leading his followers through Europe, Peter’s armies were almost entirely annihilated by the Seljuk Turks, forcing him to winter in Constantinople and join up with the Prince’s Crusade. After that, he continued to have a leadership role in varying degrees of significance as the Crusaders invaded the Levant and took Jerusalem.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Peter the Hermit” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.