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Also known as Waldo of Lyon, Valdes of Lyon

French theologian

Person · Open Library

Born
1732 or 3
Died
1803
Works
6

Top works

  • A commentary, practical and explanatory, on the liturgy of the Church of England
  • A commentary, practical and explanatory, on the liturgy of the Church of England, ... By a layman, ..
  • A commentary, practical and explanatory, on the liturgy of the Church of England, used on Sundays
  • The first five chapters of an excellent essay on the holy sacrament of the Lord's Supper
  • Admonitions for Sunday-schools

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
FI
Active from
1967

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Listeners
2
Total plays
14

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Key facts

Born
c. 1140, Possibly Lyon , France
Died
c. 1205 (age about 65), Piedmont , Italy , Holy Roman Empire
Occupations
Spiritual leader, theologian, merchant
Tradition or movement
Waldensian

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date of birth
1140-00-00
date of death
1205-00-00
name in native language
Pierre de Vaux
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Peter Waldo
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Article

Peter Waldo (/ˈwɔːldoʊ, ˈwɒl-/; also Valdo, Valdes, Waldes; French: Pierre Vaudès, de Vaux; Latin: Petrus Waldus, Valdus; c. 1140 – c. 1205) was a French merchant and later preacher who founded Waldensianism (then called the "Poor of Lyon"), a mendicant ascetic sect which separated from the Roman Catholic Church.

The tradition that his first name was "Peter" can only be traced back to the fourteenth century. This has caused some historians, such as Jana Schulman, to see it as likely a later invention. He is considered a Proto-Protestant.

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