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Peter of Bergamo also called Peter of Almadura (1400 ca. - 1482) was an Italian Dominican theologian.

Peter of Bergamo Peter of Bergamo also called Peter of Almadura (1400 ca. - 1482) was an Italian Dominican theologian. Peter of Bergamo - Catholic Encyclopedia article Life Born in Bergamo in the early 15th century, he entered the Dominican Order in his native t ...

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Life

Born in Bergamo in the early 15th century, he entered the Dominican Order in his native town, and completed his studies at the

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, where he received his degree. In the Dominican House of Studies he filled the offices of Master of Students and Bachelor of the Studium. He died in

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in 1482. The people of Piacenza venerated him as a saint, and Fr.

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states that

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s were wrought through his intercession. His remains were deposited in a crypt under the high altar of the chapel of St. Thomas.

Works

All of his writings that have come down to us deal with the works of

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: "Index universalis in omnia opera D. Th. de Aquino" (Bologna, 1475) and "Concordantiæ locorum doct. Angel. quæ sibi invicem adversari videntur" (Basle, 1478), combined under the title, "Tabula in libros . . . cum additionibus conclusionum, concordantiis locorum et S. Script. auctoritatibus" (Venice, 1497; Rome, 1535). In the edition of St. Thomas's works published by order of

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all Almadura's indices, etc. appear under the name: "Tabula aurea exim. doct. Fr. Petri de Bergamo . . . in omnes libros, opuscula et commentaria D. Th. Aquin. . . ." (Rome, 1570). This "Tabula aurea" was republished as vol. XXV of the Parma edition of St. Thomas's works (Parma, 1873).

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