Petrus 1436230 211534646 2008-05-10T21:21:44Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Adding: [[fr:Petrus]] '''Petrus''' comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] meaning "[[rock (geology)|rock]]", and is the common English prefix "[[petro-]]" used to describe rock-based substances, like [[petroleum|petros-oleum]] or "rock oil." As the source of [[Peter]], it is a common name for people from antiquity through the [[medieval]] era, and may refer to one of the following: As a '''name''': * Petrus, [[Saint Peter]], the first pope * [[Priest Petrus]], 5th century Illyrian priest * Petrus Abailardus, Latin name for [[Peter Abelard]] * [[Petrus Alfonsus]], Spanish Jewish writer * [[Petrus Aureolus]] * [[Petrus Baldus de Ubaldis]] * [[Petrus Bernardinus]], Florentine sectarian * [[Petrus Canisius]], 16th century German Catholic theologian and polemicist * Petrus Capuanus or [[Peter of Capua]], an Italian scholastic * [[Petrus Christus]], (ca. 1410/1420 - ca. 1475/76), Dutch painter * Petrus de Abano or [[Pietro d'Abano]] (1257 – 1315) Italian philosopher and doctor * [[Petrus de Amalfia]], 14th century Italian music theorist * [[Petrus de Cruce]], late 13th century composer and author, one of the most significant and influential composers of the late ars antiqua * [[Petrus de Natalibus]], Venetian hagiographer * [[Petrus de Picardia]], 13th century French music theorist * [[Petrus de Sancto Dionysio]], 14th century French music theorist * [[Petrus Diaconus]], several people * [[Petrus frater dictus Palma ociosa]], 14th century French music theorist, one of the first to illustrate current musical innovations * [[Petrus Jacobus Joubert]] * [[Petrus Le Viser]], late 13th century musician, important in the history of tempo and rhythm * [[Petrus optimus notator]], 13th century musical scribe in Paris, important for notating [[Notre Dame School|Notre Dame]] polyphony * [[Petrus Peregrinus]] = Peter de Maricourt, 13th century French writer on magnetism and astrolabes * [[Petrus Ramus]] * [[Petrus Trothun Aurelianis]], 13th century singer of the [[Notre Dame School]] '''Other''': * [[Château Pétrus]], a Pomerol Bordeaux wine producer {{disambig}} [[fr:Petrus]]