Venerable (Monastic) · 9th century
Venerable Peter the former soldier
Also known as Peter of Galatia · Leo
A former soldier under the iconoclast Emperor Theophilus who left military life for monastic asceticism, remembered for repentance and perseverance.
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Notes
Distinct from Peter the Hermit of Galatia (OS-0575).
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints