Saint Peter I of Vercelli

Also known as

• Petrus

Memorial

• 13 February

Profile

Bishop of Vercelli, Italy in 978. Murdered for political reasons by the future king of Italy, Arduin of Ivrea.

Died

• 997
• interred in the cathedral of Vercelli, Italy
• when it became a focal point for anti-Arduin sentiment, the king set the cathedral on fire

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Peter I of Vercelli“. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 February 2013. Web. 19 June 2013. <>