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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 .
Dec 21, 2021 · It is in this way that Peter is so exemplary for Christians in an age of rapid change when we are called to be in the world but not of the world. Saint Peter Canisius is a Patron Saint of: Germany. Includes Saint of the Day, Minute Meditations, and Pause + Pray. An important Catholic reformer in Germany, Saint Peter Canisius earned a master’s ...
We honor one of those saints today—Saint Peter Canisius. Pieter Kanis (Peter) was born in the city of Nijmegen, in the Duchy of Guelders of the Holy Roman Empire, modern-day Netherlands. His father was well educated and served as the mayor of the town. Shortly after Peter’s birth, his mother died. In 1536, when Peter was fifteen, his father ...
May 3, 2024 · The Dutch Jesuit saw writing as an essential form of apostolic work, a view supported by the continued use of his catechism long after his death on Dec. 21, 1597. St. Peter Canisius was simultaneously canonized and declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XI in May of 1925. In a famous saying, the Jesuit priest revealed the secret behind ...
Dec 21, 2017 · St Peter Canisius (1521-1597) Doctor of the Church “Among the Jesuit saints, it is Peter Canisius that brought me into the Society of Jesus… as we go on, you will see, what influence St Peter has had on this sinner. “ “(St Peter Canisius had) an extraordinary devotion to the Holy Eucharist – his devotion to the Holy Sacrifice
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. He founded Jesuit colleges in Ingolstadt, Prague, Munich, Dillingen, Innsbruck, and Fribourg, and ...
Feb 9, 2011 · St. Peter Canisius. "See, Peter sleeps, Judas is awake". Pope Benedict XVI quoted these words of St Peter Canisius at the beginning of Lent 2011. He called them "a cry of anguish in his historical moment", words that were destined to shake "the drowsiness of the good". Peter Kanijs was born in 1521 in Nijmegen, a Dutch village that was then in ...
