Blessed Peter II of La Cava

Also known as

• Pietro

Memorial

• 13 March

Profile

Benedictine monk at Santissima Trinita monastery, Cava dei Tirreni, Salerno, Campania, Italy under the leadership of Blessed Benincasa. Abbot of the house in 1195. Obtained the support of Emperor Henry VI for the house. Involved in the region’s politics of the day. Founded the hospice of Vietri sul mare in 1202.

Born

• 12th-century Italy

Died

• 13 March 1208 at Santissima Trinita monastery, Cava dei Tirreni, Italy of natural causes
• buried in the Arsicia cave crypt near the monastery
• relics transferred to the chapel of Santi Padri at La Cava abbey on 20 October 1675

Beatified

• 16 May 1928 by Pope Pius XI (cultus confirmation)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Roman Martyrology
• Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Peter II of La Cava“. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 March 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>