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Statue of Saint Peter Orseolo at San Rocco, Venice

Pietro I Orseolo OSBCam, also known as Peter Urseulus, (928–987) was the Doge of Venice from 976 until 978. He abdicated his office and left in the middle of the night to become a monk. He later entered the order of the Camaldolese Hermits of Mount Corona. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. (Full article...)


Attributes: habit of a monk or clothes of the doge
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See also: Gregory of Nyssa; Leonie Aviat, France