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unusual facts about Pietro I Orseolo


Pietro I Orseolo

The calendar reform after the Second Vatican Council transferred the feast to January 10, the date of his death.


Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa

When the Doge of Venice, Pietro I Orseolo, accepted Romuald's advice to become a monk, abdicated his office, and fled in the night, it was to Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa that he retired, accompanied by Romuald and his companion, Marinus, who established a hermitage nearby.


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