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Name:
Peter Waldo
Pierre Valdes
Dates:
Born: ?
Died: 1218
Banned from Unauthorized Preaching: 1184
Biography:
Peter Waldo was the founder of one of the most important reforming (some would
say heretical) movements in medieval Europe. Waldo decided to follow the words of
Jesus literally by selling all he had and set out to restore the church - an agenda
not unlike that of Francis of Assisi and Dominic.
Unlike the latter two, however, Waldo and the group which had gathered around him were banned by Pope Lucius III at the Council of Verona from unauthorized preaching. Instead of continuing to try and work within the system, they proceeded to create an alternative church.
For more information, see the entry on the Waldenses
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