ST/EW/213
Peter the Martyr
- Gender
- Male
- Floruit (period)
- None
- Floruit date range
- 1205 - 1252
- Description
- Peter the Martyr or Peter of Verona. Dominican friar and priest. Inquisitor of Milan. Martyred on the road from Como to Milan. Regarded as the first martyr of the Dominican Order. His tomb at Milan became an important pilgrimage centre. ODS, 428--9.