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Peter Comestor
12th-century French theologian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter Comestor (Latin: Petrus Comestor, "Peter the Eater"; French: Pierre le Mangeur; died 22 October 1178) was a 12th-century French theological writer and university teacher.
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