Saint Peter Orseolo

Admiral. Revolutionary. Penitent.

Join me today to meet a warrior saint who had to make a crucial choice for himself and his people - and got it wrong.

Peter Orseolo as Doge of Venice. He is wearing the ‘corno’, or horn, the special cap of office worn by Venetian Doges. Johan Jakob Vogel, late 17th century (Source: The British Museum)

Name: Pietro or Peter Orseolo

Life: 928 - 987 AD

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