Saints celebrated on the 6th of May
PETER, PRIOR OF ALVASTRA
Peter (May 6), prior of the monastery of Alvastra in Ostgothland (Östergötland), who put to paper the Revelations of Saint Bridget of Sweden, is listed as "blessed" by Henriquez*, Chalemot*, and Bucelin*.
Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 865 - 🎨 Alvastra Monastery, 17th-century engraving
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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