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Peter Damian OSB (Latin: Petrus Damianus; Italian: Pietro or Pier Damiani; c. 1007 – 21 or 22 February 1072 or 1073) [1] was an Italian reforming Benedictine monk and cardinal in the circle of Pope Leo IX.
St. Peter Damian was a cardinal and doctor of the church, an original leader, and a forceful figure in the Gregorian reform movement, whose personal example and many writings exercised great influence on religious life in the 11th and 12th centuries.
Aug 27, 2003 · Peter Damian, an eleventh-century monastic leader and Church reformer, has received a modest place in the historiography of early medieval philosophy because of his little tract De divina omnipotentia.
He confronted kings and clergy, lived a life of heroic virtue, and was a prolific writer for the Church. He is St. Peter Damian (feast day: Feb. 21), known for his Church reforms, diplomatic ability, holiness, and great theological mind.
Peter, surnamed of Damian, was born about the year 988 in Ravenna, of a good family, but reduced. He was the youngest of many children, and, losing his father and mother very young, was left in the hands of a brother who was married, in whose house he was treated more like a slave, or rather like a beast, than one so nearly related; and when ...
Feb 21, 2024 · Saint Peter Damian (988-1072), Doctor of the Church, revered as a scholar, preacher, monk, priest, and cardinal, embodied wisdom, zeal, austerity, piety, and loyalty.
Feb 21, 2024 · Peter Damian’s spiritual journey began with the Benedictines. Enthused by the reform of St. Romuald (951–1027), he became a monk in the monastery of Fonte Avellana.
Saint Peter Damian, (born 1007, Ravenna—died Feb. 22, 1072, Faenze; feast day February 21), Italian cardinal and Doctor of the Church. He was prior of Fonte Avellana in the Apennines before being named a cardinal in 1057.
Feb 4, 2024 · Peter Damian’s total commitment to Christ made him ideal for a Church in desperate need of a reformer, and, in God’s providence, he brought many gifts to a Church in crisis. For his prophetic forthrightness and eminent virtue, the Italian poet Dante situated him among those closest to God in heaven in his Divine Comedy.
St Peter Damian, who was essentially a man of prayer, meditation and contemplation, was also a fine theologian: his reflection on various doctrinal themes led him to important...
