Pietro I Orseolo was a 10th-century Venetian leader and Catholic saint. Born near Udine, he served as the Doge of Venice from 976 to 978, during which time he worked to restore order and rebuild the city following a revolution. In a sudden departure from his political life, he abdicated his position to pursue a religious calling. He joined the Benedictine order at the abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa and eventually lived as a hermit in the nearby forest until his death in 987.