Peter Martyr is the name of:
- Peter of Verona, 13th-century martyr
- Peter Martyr Vermigli, 16th-century Italian theologian
- Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, 16th-century Italian-born historian of Spain and its New World discoveries
Famous quotes containing the words peter and/or martyr:
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.”
—Bible: New Testament 1 Peter 5:8.
“The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)