Peter of Pisa

There are no pictures of Odo, just of the chapel he left behind

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Peter was originally a member of intellectual circle at the Lombard court during the reign of King Desiderius. After his arrival, Peter had the distinction of becoming Charlemagne’s personal grammar and Latin teacher during his time at the Carolingian court. As a tutor, Peter helped to develop the use of grammar that later became standardised with the creation of Carolingian minuscule. Peter returned to Pisa in 796, where he spent the last three years of his life. A mosaic of the Ark of the Convenant from Theodulf’s private chapel