Saint Pietro Orseolo | |
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| OSBCam, Doge of Venice | |
| Born | 928 Udine, Republic of Venice |
| Died | 10 January 987 Cuxa, County of Conflent |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1027 by Arnulf |
| Canonized | 1731, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Clement XII |
| Major shrine | Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, France |
| Feast | 10 January 19 January (Camaldolese Hermits) |
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.[1][2]
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