St. Peter Damian is one of those stern figures who seem specially raised up, like St. John Baptist, to recall men in a lax age from the error of their ways and to bring them back into the narrow path of virtue.
St. Peter Damian is not a patron saint.
February 21 is the feast of St. Peter Damian.
St. Peter the Apostle.
1007 in Ravenna, Italy
He spent his life in Ravenna, Italy.
St. Damiano = St. Damian
St. Peter's Basilica does not have a traditional bell tower. Instead, it features a large dome designed by Michelangelo, and the church's bells are housed in a smaller structure called the Campanile, which is adjacent to the basilica. This campanile is separate from the main building and is distinct from the iconic dome.
Peter is buried under the sanctuary of the St. Peter's Basilica.
God created St. Peter.
St. Bernards typically carry brandy or other types of alcohol in their iconic barrels.
June 29 is the feast of St. Peter and St. Paul.
There are a number of saints who were siblings. Here are a few: St. Scholastica and St. Benedict St. Gervase and Protase St. Cosmas and Damian St. Begga and St. Gertrude