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| − | '''Peter of Bruys''' was a | + | '''Peter of Bruys''' was a priest in the [[Roman Catholic Church]] in the 1100s. He believed that crosses worn around the neck, in remembrance of Christ's Sacrifice, were a type of graven image or idol. At Saint Gilles in southern France, Bruys gathered crosses to burn them. He was seized by a mob, then bound and burned on the same pile of crosses. His ideas contributed to later heresies as well. |
[[Category:Heretics]] | [[Category:Heretics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:19, June 5, 2009
Peter of Bruys was a priest in the Roman Catholic Church in the 1100s. He believed that crosses worn around the neck, in remembrance of Christ's Sacrifice, were a type of graven image or idol. At Saint Gilles in southern France, Bruys gathered crosses to burn them. He was seized by a mob, then bound and burned on the same pile of crosses. His ideas contributed to later heresies as well.