Pietro I Orseolo

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Pietro I Orseolo (Peter Urseolus) was a doge of Venice from 976 to 978 AD, but reisgned to become a Camaldolese hermit in Abbey of Sant Miguel de Cuxa in the Pyrenees. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and his feast day is January 10.

	Doge of Venice
Predecessor		Successor
Pietro IV Candiano	976-978	Vitale Candiano

Persondata
NAME	Orseolo, Pietro I
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Doge of Venice
DATE OF BIRTH	Unknown
PLACE OF BIRTH	Unknown
DATE OF DEATH	Unknown
PLACE OF DEATH	Unknown

[edit] External links

• Peter Urseolus at the Catholic Encyclopedia