Peter Waldo
Also known as Waldo of Lyon, Valdes of Lyon
French theologian
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- Born
- 1732 or 3
- Died
- 1803
- Works
- 6
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- 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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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.