Peter the Deacon

12th century Italian monk, librarian and chronicler
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Peter the Deacon
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Peter the Deacon

Summary

Peter the Deacon is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rome[2]. He was born on 1107[3]. He passed away in Abbey of Monte Cassino[4]. He died on 1159[5]. He worked as a writer[6], librarian[7], politician[8], archivist[9], and polygraph[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Peter the Deacon was born in Rome[2].
  • Peter the Deacon died in Abbey of Monte Cassino[4].
  • Peter the Deacon was born on 1107[3].
  • Peter the Deacon died on 1159[5].
  • Peter the Deacon's professions included writer[6].
  • Peter the Deacon's professions included librarian[7].
  • Peter the Deacon worked as a politician[8].
  • Peter the Deacon's professions included archivist[9].
  • Peter the Deacon's professions included polygraph[10].
  • Peter the Deacon is recorded as male[12].
  • Peter the Deacon's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Peter the Deacon's Commons category is recorded as Peter the Deacon[14].
  • Peter the Deacon's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[15].
  • Peter the Deacon's given name is recorded as Pietro[16].
  • Peter the Deacon's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[17].
  • Peter the Deacon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin[18].
  • Peter the Deacon's different from is recorded as Peter the Deacon[19].
  • Peter the Deacon's different from is recorded as Petrus Diaconus[20].
  • Peter the Deacon's writing language is recorded as Latin[21].
  • Peter the Deacon's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Rome[2], Peter the Deacon… he was born on 1107[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], librarian[7], politician[8], archivist[9], and polygraph[10].

Death and Burial

Peter the Deacon died on 1159[5]. He died in Abbey of Monte Cassino[4].

Why It Matters

Peter the Deacon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Peter the Deacon born?

Peter the Deacon was born in Rome[2].

Where did Peter the Deacon die?

Peter the Deacon passed away in Abbey of Monte Cassino[4].

What did Peter the Deacon do for work?

Peter the Deacon worked as writer[6], librarian[7], politician[8], archivist[9], and polygraph[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . referenceworks.brillonline.com. referenceworks.brillonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . referenceworks.brillonline.com. referenceworks.brillonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id 104884
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37018|batch #37018]]: add P1810 to P12458"
  2. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id 104884
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12458]]: 295491, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/161157184|Petrus diaconus Casinensis (#161157184)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6216|Parsi"
  3. 5w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Pietro
    Place of birth Rome
    Described by source BEIC Digital Library
    Occupation writer, librarian, politician +2
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12458]]: 190630, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259387|batch #259387]]"
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