8th May - Saint Peter of Tarantaise - Independent Catholic News

8th May - Saint Peter of Tarantaise - Independent Catholic News: Cistercian archbishop. Born in Dauphine, France in 1102, Peter joined the Cistercian Order at Bonneveaux at the age of 20 with his two brothers and father. When he was 30 he was sent to serve as the first abbot of Tamie, in the Tarantaise Mountains, between Geneva and Savoy. There he built a hospice for travellers. In 1142, he was named archbishop of Tarantaise although he was initially very reluctant to take up the office.

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