Petrus de Natalibus

Pietro Ungarello di Marco de' Natali, better known as Petrus de Natalibus (d. 1400 x 1406), was an Italian bishop and the author of a collection of lives of the saints.

A Venetian, he consecrated himself to the ecclesiastical state, becoming a canon in Equilio (Jesolo). On 5 July 1370, he was elevated to the episcopal see of that city. Details are lacking regarding his pastoral activity.^[1] The last mention of him refers to the year 1400, and in 1406, another appears as Bishop of Equilio; the date of his decease, therefore, must be set between these two years^[2]

He is chiefly known as the author of Legends of the Saints in twelve books, a work with a wide circulation. In his arrangement of the various lives he follows the calendar of the Church.^[1] The collection, first printed in Vicenza, 1493, went through many editions, the last of which (the eighth) appeared in Venice, 1616.^[3]

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Petrus de Natalibus". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

• Catalogus Sanctorum et gestorum eorum (1543 edition) (Google Books)