Peter Waldo

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Peter Waldo was a 12th-century French religious reformer whose preaching of apostolic poverty and lay Bible study led to the formation of the Waldensian movement, an important precursor to later Protestant reforms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf founder of religious movement
historical figure
religious reformer
activeIn Lyon NERFINISHED
northern Italy
southern France NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Pierre Valdo NERFINISHED
Pierre Valdès NERFINISHED
Valdes NERFINISHED
Valdesius NERFINISHED
Valdo of Lyon NERFINISHED
approximateDateOfActivityStart 1170s
associatedWith itinerant preachers
medieval heresy trials
birthPlace Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Lyon NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 12th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
deathPlace likely in or near northern Italy
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
ethnicGroup French
founderOf Waldensians NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
influenced Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED
Waldensians NERFINISHED
later Protestant reformers
knownFor founding the Waldensian movement
preaching apostolic poverty
promoting lay Bible study
languageOfPreaching vernacular Romance dialect
legacy formation of enduring Waldensian churches
inspiration for later evangelical and reform movements
movement Waldensian movement NERFINISHED
name Peter Waldo NERFINISHED
occupation merchant
preacher
opposed certain practices of the medieval Catholic Church
clerical luxury
promoted lay preaching
poverty as Christian ideal
religion Christianity
requestedTranslationOf Bible NERFINISHED
roleInHistory forerunner of the Reformation
precursor of Protestantism
theologicalPosition advocacy of apostolic poverty
critique of clerical wealth
emphasis on Scripture in the vernacular

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Waldensian churches foundedBy Peter Waldo
Waldensian churches hasFounder Peter Waldo