Peter Waldo

Peter Waldo
Peter Waldo
Pierre Vaudès/de Vaux
	Statue of Peter Waldo at the Luther Monument in Worms, Germany
Born	c. 1140; Possibly Lyon, France
Died	c. 1205 (age about 65); Piedmont, Italy, Holy Roman Empire
Occupation(s)	Spiritual leader, theologian, merchant
	Theological work
Tradition or movement	Waldensian

Peter Waldo (/ˈwɔːldoʊ, ˈwɒl-/;^[1] c. 1140 – c. 1205; also Valdo, Valdes, Waldes; French: Pierre Vaudès, de Vaux, Latin: Petrus Waldus, Valdus)^[2]^[3] was the leader of the Waldensians, a Christian spiritual movement of the Middle Ages.

The tradition that his first name was "Peter" can only be traced back to the fourteenth century. This has caused some historians, such as Jana Schulman, to see it as likely a later invention.^[4] He is considered a Proto-Protestant.^[5]

^ "Waldo". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
^ Ussher, James (19 February 1687). "Britannicarum Ecclesiarum Antiquitates: Quibus Inserta Est Pestiferæ Adversùs Dei Gratiam À Pelagio Britanno in Ecclesiam Inductæ Hæreseos Historia. Accedit Gravissimæ Quæstionis De Christianarum Ecclesiarum Successione & Statu Historica Explicatio. A Jacobo Usserio ." impensis Benj. Tooke – via Google Books.
^ Schmieder, Heinrich Eduard (19 February 1854). "Petrus Waldus und Franz von Assisi: Ein Vortrag auf Veranstaltung des Evangelischen Vereins für Kirchliche". Schultze – via Google Books.
^ Jana K. Schulman (2002). The Rise of the Medieval World 500-1300: A Biographical Dictionary (The Great Cultural Eras of the Western World). Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313308178.
^ Melton, J.G. (2014). Faiths Across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History [4 Volumes]: 5,000 Years of Religious History. ABC-CLIO. p. 775. ISBN 978-1-61069-026-3. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

[1] "Waldo". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.

[2] Ussher, James (19 February 1687). "Britannicarum Ecclesiarum Antiquitates: Quibus Inserta Est Pestiferæ Adversùs Dei Gratiam À Pelagio Britanno in Ecclesiam Inductæ Hæreseos Historia. Accedit Gravissimæ Quæstionis De Christianarum Ecclesiarum Successione & Statu Historica Explicatio. A Jacobo Usserio ." impensis Benj. Tooke – via Google Books.

[3] Schmieder, Heinrich Eduard (19 February 1854). "Petrus Waldus und Franz von Assisi: Ein Vortrag auf Veranstaltung des Evangelischen Vereins für Kirchliche". Schultze – via Google Books.

[Rise-4] Jana K. Schulman (2002). The Rise of the Medieval World 500-1300: A Biographical Dictionary (The Great Cultural Eras of the Western World). Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313308178.

[Melton_2014_p._775-5] Melton, J.G. (2014). Faiths Across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History [4 Volumes]: 5,000 Years of Religious History. ABC-CLIO. p. 775. ISBN 978-1-61069-026-3. Retrieved 7 March 2023.

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