Peter the Hermit
Before Peter went on his crusade he received permission from Patriarch Simeon II of Jerusalem. Peter was able to recruit from England, Lorraine, France, and Flanders. Peter the Hermit arrived in Cologne, Germany, on Holy Saturday, the 12th of April in 1096. In the spring of 1096 Peter was one of the prominent crusader leaders involved in the Rhineland massacres against the Jews. Peter and his followers participated in the torture and slaughter of Jews in Lorraine, Cologne, and Mainz. In Mainz, Peter's followers killed a large group of Jews that had been granted refuge by a local bishop.