Peter of Bruys

Peter of Bruys
Bornbefore c. 1117
Bruis, Dauphiné, France
Diedc. 1131
St Gilles, Languedoc, France
Occupation(s)Theologian, priest

Peter of Bruys (also known as Pierre De Bruys or Peter de Bruis; fl. 1117 – c.1131) was a medieval French religious teacher. He was called a heresiarch (leader of a heretical movement) by the Roman Catholic Church because he opposed infant baptism, the erecting of churches and the veneration of crosses, the doctrine of transubstantiation and prayers for the dead.[1][2] An angry Roman Catholic mob murdered him in or around 1131.

Information on Peter of Bruys is derived from two extant sources, the treatise of Peter the Venerable against his followers and a passage written by Peter Abelard.[1]

  1. ^ a b F. L. Cross; E. A. Livingstone, eds. (1997). The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, 3rd edition. USA: Oxford University Press. p. 1264. ISBN 0-19-211655-X.
  2. ^ "Petrobrusians". Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company. 1911. Retrieved 22 August 2007.