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Peter Martyr
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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1, a Dominican notorious for his severity as a member of the Inquisition, murdered by a mob at Como in 1252, became the patron saint of the Inquisition. 2, A Protestant reformer, born at Florence, became a monk and abbot at Lucca, from which, on embracing the doctrines of the Reformation, he was forced to flee, first to Switzerland and then to England in the reign of Edward VI., but had to retreat from thence also on the accession of Mary to Strasburg, and at length to Zurich, where he died (1500-1562). 3, A historian, born at Arona, rose to become bishop of Jamaica, wrote on the discovery of America, d . 1525.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Peter Martyr'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/peter-martyr.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Peter Martyr'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/peter-martyr.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
