Blessed Peter Thomas

Blessed Peter Thomas

Carmelite at age 21. Noted preacher and homilist. Order’s procurator-general to the papal court at Avignon, Francein 1345; while there, he entered the papal diplomaticservice. Papal legate to Genoa, Milan, and Venice in Italy. Bishop of Patti, Italy and Lipari, Italy in 1354. Bishop ofCoron in 1359. Papal representative to the Eastern Churches, working for peace, unity, and healing of the Great Schism. Papal legate to the East in 1359. Archbishopof Candia, Crete in 1363. Latin Patriarch of Constantinople in 1364. Preached Crusadeagainst the Turks throughout Serbia, Hungary, and Constantinople, and travelled with thearmies. Enjoyed a reputation among both Catholic and Orthodox spheres as an apostle of Church unity.