Blessed Peter Cambiano
- Also known as
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Peter de Ruffi
Peter of Ruffia
Peter Cambiani
Peter Cambiano av Ruffi
- Memorial
- 2 February;
7 November (Dominicans)
- Profile
- Peter's father was a city councillor, his mother was from a noble family, and he was raised in a pious household.
He received a good education, and was early drawn to religious life, with a personal devotion to Our Lady of the Rosary.
Dominican in Piedmont at age 16.
He continued his studied, and was ordained at age 25.
Noted preacher throughout northern Italy.
He worked to bring the heretical Waldensians back to the Church.
Appointed inquisitor-general of the Piedmont.
In January 1365 Peter and two Dominican brothers went on a preaching mission through the mountains between Italy and Switzerland, working from the Franciscan friary at Suse.
His preaching brought many back to the faith, which earned him the anger of the Waldensians.
Three of the heretics came to the friary, asked to see Peter, and then murdered him at the gate.
Martyr.
- Born
- 1320 in Chieri, Piedmont, Italy
- Died
- stabbed to death with daggers on 2 February 1365 by Waldensian heretics outside the Franciscan friary of Susa;
buried at the Franciscan house as it was considered unsafe to transport his body through the hostile heretical territory;
relics translated to the Dominican house in Turin, Italy in 1517 after the friary was destroyed by an invading army
- Beatified
- 4 December 1856 by Pope Pius IX
- Canonized
- pending
- Prayers
- Loving God, in your mercy you bestowed the crown of martyrdom on Blessed Peter for his defense of the true faith.
Help us by his prayers to please you by a faith that is manifested through charity.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
- General Calendar of the Order of Preachers
- Additional Information
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For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
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