Peter Martyr is the name of:
- Peter of Verona, 13th-century martyr
- Peter Martyr Vermigli, 16th-century Italian theologian
- Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, 16th-century Italian-born historian of Spain and its New World discoveries
Famous quotes containing the words peter and/or martyr:
“Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 18:21,22.
“He took up his pen, which seemed to parch like a martyr in his hand. He began to write, nevertheless, addressing the nine-and-ninety lies of the moment he hoped with for a night of saloperie at the side of the twisted strumpet, Fiction, who lasciviously rolled her eyes at him, hiked up her skirt, and beckoned him on.”
—Alexander Theroux (b. 1940)