Peter the Deacon
Peter the Deacon | |
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Peter the Deacon | |
| Title | Deacon |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1107 |
| Died | 1159 (aged 51–52) |
| Nationality | Italian |
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| Occupation | Librarian, archivist |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Order | Benedictines |
| Ordination | 1115 |
Peter the Deacon OSB (fl. 1115–1159) was the librarian of the abbey of Montecassino and continuator of the Chronicon monasterii Casinensis, usually called the Monte Cassino Chronicle in English. The chronicle was originally written by Leo of Ostia. According to both Chalandon and Lord Norwich, Peter is a poor historian and writer, much inferior to Leo.