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The works of Peter Martyr Vermigli, a Reformed theologian of the Reformation period, include commentaries on I Corinthians, Romans, Judges, Kings, Genesis, and Lamentations based on his lectures. Born in Florence, he fled Italy to avoid the Roman Inquisition in 1542. He lectured on the Bible in Strasbourg, Zürich and at the University of Oxford. Vermigli was primarily a professor of the Bible, especially the Old Testament. Beginning in 1549, Vermigli became involved in controversy regarding the Eucharist. He published his disputation against Catholics at Oxford University along with a tract on the subject. He later wrote treatises on the Eucharist against Catholic and Lutheran theologians. After Vermigli's death, Robert Masson collected the doctrinal passages scattered throughout his biblical commentaries into a systematic theology called the Loci Communes, which became Vermigli's most well-known work. Several of Vermigli's letters and shorter treatises were also published during and after his life. (Full list...)