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Peter Damian
reforming monk in the circle of Pope Leo IX and a cardinal
Years: 1007 - 1073
Saint Peter Damian, Order of St. Benedict (O.S.B.)
(Petrus Damiani, also Pietro Damiani or Pier Damiani) c. 1007 – 21/22 February 1072 or 1073 is a reforming monk in the circle of Pope Leo IX and a cardinal.
In 1823, he is declared a Doctor of the Church.
Dante places him in one of the highest circles of Paradiso as a great predecessor of Saint Francis of Assisi.
