Peter of Benevento
Cardinal bishop of Sabina
About Peter of Benevento
Lived 1170 – 1219 (aged 48–49). Peter of Benevento was a catholic priest, university teacher, canon law jurist, bishop and notary.
Peter of Benevento (died in September 1219 or 1220) was an Italian canon lawyer, papal legate and cardinal.
He was closely associated with Pope Innocent III, and produced in 1209/10 a collection of his decretals, the Compilatio tertia, as an active editor and competing with that of Bernardus Papiensis.
He was sent in 1214 by Innocent to Provence, and there presided over the 1215 Council of Montpellier, directed against the Albigensians and empowering Simon de Montfort. From there, he took James I of Aragon to Catalonia.
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Who was Peter of Benevento?
cardinal bishop of Sabina
When was Peter of Benevento born?
Peter of Benevento was born in 1170 in Benevento.
When did Peter of Benevento die?
Peter of Benevento died in 1219 in Rome.
What was Peter of Benevento's occupation?
Peter of Benevento was a catholic priest, university teacher, canon law jurist, bishop and notary.
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