# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/peter-damian
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:13:45.902Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born around 1007 in Italy, Peter Damian entered the Benedictine order and became one of the fiercest voices for reform in a church riddled with corruption. He moved in the circle of Pope Leo IX, was made cardinal, and spent his life writing and agitating to pull the clergy back toward discipline. He died in February 1072 or 1073. Dante later placed him high in Paradiso, calling him a great predecessor of Francis of Assisi. In 1828, the Church formally declared him a Doctor, canonizing not just the man but the rigor he represented.