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Petrus Gonsalvus
Petrus may refer to: People * Petrus (given name) * Petrus (surname) * Petrus Borel, pen name of Joseph-Pierre Borel d'Hauterive (1809–1859), French Romantic writer * Petrus Brovka, pen name of Pyotr Ustinovich Brovka (1905–1980), Soviet Belarusian poet Other uses * Château Pétrus, a Pomerol Bordeaux wine producer * ''Petrus'' (fish), a genus of ray-finned fish * Pétrus (restaurant), London * ''Pétrus'' (film), a 1946 French comedy film * Petrus, a band with Ruthann Friedman that performed in 1968 in the San Francisco area See also * Petrus killings The Petrus killings were a series of extrajudicial executions in Indonesia that occurred between 1983 and 1985 under President Suharto's New Order regime. Without undergoing a trial, thousands of criminals and other offenders were killed by unde ..., a series of executions in Indonesia between 1983 and 1985 * Petrus method, a speedcubing method * {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petrus (given Name)
Petrus is a Latin name derived from the Greek meaning "rock", and is the common English prefix "petro-" used to describe rock-based substances, like petros-oleum or "rock oil." As the source of Peter, it is a common name for people from antiquity through the medieval era. In the Netherlands, Belgium and South Africa it remained a very common given name, though in daily life, many use less formal forms like ''Peter'', ''Pierre'', '' Piet'' and ''Pieter''. People with the name * Petrus, Saint Peter, a Christian apostle and a founder of the Church * Petrus (archbishop of Uppsala), third archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, between 1187-1197 Latinized medieval and Renaissance name *Petrus Abailardus, Latin name for Peter Abelard (1079–1142) * Petrus de Abano (''Pietro d'Abano''; 1257–1315), Italian philosopher and doctor *Petrus Alphonsi (fl. 1106–1110), Spanish Jewish writer * Petrus Augustus (545–602), Byzantine curopalates *Petrus Aureolus (1280–1322), French theologian * Petrus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |