Talk:Peter Martyr d'Anghiera

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[edit] Matyr

Why is is called Martyr? Simply a name or is it a title as well? Arthurian Legend 20:14, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

I believe that 'Peter Martyr' ('Pietro Martire') is just his baptismal name. In the introduction to his 1912 translation from Latin of De Orbe Novo, Francis MacNutt writes,

"The cult of the Dominican of Verona, murdered by the Waldensians in 1252 and later canonised under the title of St. Peter Martyr [Peter of Verona], was fervent and widespread in Lombardy in the fifteenth century. Milan possessed his bones, entombed in a chapel of Sant' Eustorgio decorated by Michelozzi. Under the patronage and name of Peter Martyr, the child of the Anghera this was baptised and, since his family name fell into oblivion, Martyr has replaced it."[1]

MacNutt is not explicit on his source for this, but I don't see any reason to doubt it. So it's just that he was named after a 13thC saint, and his family name d'Anghiera is frequently dropped and he's often just referred to as Peter Martyr (where there's no chance of confusing him with his namesake). Hope that helps.--cjllw ʘ TALK 00:02, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, he's just named after the saint Peter Martyr. In much the same way that many Europeans are named Jeanbaptiste, Giambattista etc. It doesn't mean they have to be baptizers or baptists themselves, right? ;) --Iustinus 07:08, 11 September 2007 (UTC)