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Pietro I Orseolo (928–987) also known as Peter Urseulus, was the Doge of Venice from 976 until 978. He abdicated his office and left in the middle of the night to become a monk. He later entered the order of the Camaldolese Hermits of Mount Corona. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. (Full article...)

Attributes: habit of a monk or clothes of the doge
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See also: Gregory of Nyssa; Leonie Aviat, France