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- Peter Canisius SJ (Dutch: Pieter Kanis; 8 May 1521 – 21 December 1597) was a Dutch Jesuit priest. He became known for his strong support for the Catholic faith during the Protestant Reformation in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, Switzerland and the British Isles.
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Peter Canisius SJ (Dutch: Pieter Kanis; 8 May 1521 – 21 December 1597) was a Dutch Jesuit priest. He became known for his strong support for the Catholic faith during the Protestant Reformation in Germany , Austria , Bohemia , Moravia , Switzerland and the British Isles .
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Peter Canisius (Peter Kanis; 1521-1597) is honored as a Doctor of the Church for his heroic defense of Catholicism through teaching, preaching and writing catechisms. He was also one of the giants of the young Society of Jesus, serving as the first provincial of Germany, a post he held for 14 years.
Saint Peter Canisius, doctor of the church, Jesuit scholar, and strong opponent of Protestantism who has been called the second apostle of Germany. His major work was the Triple Catechism (1555–58), which became the most famous catechism of the Counter-Reformation.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Peter Canisius revitalized Catholic life and teaching at universities in Ingolstadt and Augsburg. He founded new ones at Prague and Fribourg. In all four cities his preaching and catechizing won the hearts of Catholics and attracted nominal Protestants to the church.
Dec 21, 2022 · Saint Peter Canisius, a priest of the Society of Jesus during the 16 th Century, was a great evangelist, educator, and writer. He helped lead many people to know and love Jesus, and to accept and understand the teachings of the Catholic Church.
Ambassador of the Catholic message. St. Peter Canisius spent much of his life in contact with some of the most socially important people of his time. He also exercised a special influence on them with his writings.
St. Peter Canisius’s life was marked by numerous encounters with saints here on earth. Peter was born in Holland in 1521, and attended university in Cologne, Germany, earning a master’s degree by the time he was 19. He went on a retreat led by St. Peter Faber and decided to join the Society of Jesus—the Jesuits.
