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Peter the Hermit
Peter the Hermit c.1050–1115, French religious leader. In 1095 he was a very successful preacher of the First Crusade (see Crusades ), and he led one of its bands. In 1096 he reached Constantinople with his undisciplined followers; when they arrived in Asia Minor, Peter went back to get help from the Byzantine emperor Alexius I. In 1098 at Antioch he tried to run away; however, he later undertook a mission to the Muslim ruler of Mosul. He went home after the taking of Jerusalem and founded the monastery of Neufmoutier at Liège, where he settled. His place in the Crusade was greatly exaggerated, for he seems to have been only one of many preachers and leaders, although a very early one. |
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"Peter the Hermit." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Peter the Hermit." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PeterHer.html "Peter the Hermit." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PeterHer.html |
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Peter the Hermit
Peter the Hermit (d.1115), preacher of the First Crusade. 12th-cent. sources report that he visited Jerusalem as a pilgrim and returned with an appeal to Urban II to send help; there may be a kernel of truth in this account. After the Council of Clermont (1095) he raised a force which was destroyed by the Turks; he then joined the main army and entered Jerusalem with it. On his return to Europe he became prior of an Augustinian abbey which he had helped to found.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Peter the Hermit." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Peter the Hermit." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-PetertheHermit.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Peter the Hermit." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-PetertheHermit.html |
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Peter the Hermit
Peter the Hermit (c.1050–1115) French monk. His preaching on the First Crusade was a rallying cry for thousands of peasants throughout Europe to journey to the Holy Land; most were massacred by the Turks in Asia Minor. Peter later became prior of an Augustinian monastery in Flanders.
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"Peter the Hermit." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Peter the Hermit." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-PetertheHermit.html "Peter the Hermit." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-PetertheHermit.html |
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