Saint peter damian biography
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Saint peter damian biography
St Peter Damian, Bishop of Ostia and Cardinal, Doctor of the Church, camaldolese
A difficult childhood
Born in Ravenna in 1007, he was the last of seven children.
His mother felt she couldn’t cope with yet another child and refused to breastfeed him, effectively condemning him to certain death. A friend intervened, taking the child in her arms and scolding the mother who repented of her rash behavior and took care of him like the others.
When she died, Peter was raised first by his sister Rodelinda and then by a brother who treated him and forced him to do the most menial tasks.
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Finally, he was entrusted to his eldest brother, Damiano, who was Archpriest in a parish near Ravenna and who took care of young Peter and his education. As a sign of gratitude, Peter added the name Damian to his own.
The vocation to monastic life
His first biographer, St John of Lodi, recounts two significant episodes of Peter Damian's youth.
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