Petrus
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'''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
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