Peter hermit

Peter the Hermit
Peter the Hermit was known to his followers as Cucu Peter, or Little Peter. He was a small, ugly man, wearing a monk's habit although he may have been neither a monk nor a priest.	A contemporary description He wore a plain woolen shirt with a hood and over this a cloak without sleeves, both extending to his ankles, and his feet were bare. He lived on wine and fish: he hardly ever, or never, ate bread. Guibert de Nogent, The Deeds of God Through the Franks.
A passionate speaker, he lead an ascetic life (under construction...)
He was a rabble rouser who, together with Walter Sans-Avoir, lead a huge army of ordinary people, The Peoples' Crusade, across Europe and into Asia. After the massacre of his followers at Nish, he seems to have remained in the area and joined up with the main crusade when it arrived several months later.	He was very generous to the poor from the wealth that had been given him. He reclaimed prositutes and gave them with husbands, providing their dowry himself. Where there was strife, with his wonderful authority he restored peace and concord. Whatever he did or said was regarded as little short of divine, to such an extent that hairs were snatched from his mule as relics. Guibert de Nogent, The Deeds of God Through the Franks