Peter Cantor

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Peter Cantor, or Peter the Chanter (d. 1197) was a French Roman Catholic theologian.[1] He commented on Old Testament and New Testament books.[1] His work on the sacrament of penance is especially noteworthy.[1] His work reflects Scholastic perspectives.[1]

Medievalist Jacques Le Goff cites Cantor when locating the "birth of purgatory" in the 12th century, based on Cantor's use of the term purgatorium as a noun in 1170.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c d Peter Cantor - Catholic Encyclopedia article
  2. ^ Le Goff, Jacques. The Birth of Purgatory. Trans. Arthur Goldhammer. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1984.
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