Saint Peter of Juilly | |
Death Date: | 1136 |
Feast Day: | 23 June |
Venerated In: | Roman Catholic Church |
Birth Place: | England |
Peter of Juilly (died 1136) was a Benedictine monk and renowned preacher.
Born in England, he joined Molesme Abbey, a Benedictine monastery at Molesme in Burgundy. There he became acquainted with Saint Stephen Harding.
He was later the confessor for the nuns of the Priory of Jully-les-Nonnains, under the then abbess Blessed Humbeline, sister of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. He was known as an exceptional preacher and a miracle worker.[1]