Peter Damian Quotes
Peter Damian was an Italian Benedictine reformer, cardinal-bishop of Ostia, and one of the most vigorous voices of the eleventh-century reform of the Latin Church. After early studies that gave him a deep command of classical and patristic learning, he withdrew to the hermitage of Fonte Avellana, where he reorganized eremitical life along strict lines. The quotes below are attributed to Peter Damian, organized by topic.
Peter Damian on God
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Attributed to Peter Damian:
“What is past, even God cannot make not to have been.”
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Attributed to Peter Damian:
“Philosophy is the handmaid of theology.”
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Attributed to Peter Damian:
“The cell is the workshop of salvation.”
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Attributed to Peter Damian:
“He who lives in solitude is never alone, for God is his companion.”
Peter Damian on Politics
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Attributed to Peter Damian:
“Reform begins in the cloister and ascends to the throne.”