Blessed Peter Faber
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- Also known as
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Apostle of Germany
Peter Favre
- Memorial
- 8 August
- Profile
- Born to a farm family, he was a shepherd in his youth.
Taught catechism to other children.
Entered Saint-Barbe College, Paris, France in 1525.
Friend of Saint Francis Xavier and Saint Ignatius Loyola.
Ordained in 1534.
Joined Ignatius' early band of Jesuits on 15 August 1534.
Assisted at the diet of Worms in 1540.
Assisted at the diet of Ratisbon in 1541.
Preached in Parma, Speyer, Mainz, Cologne, Savoy, Portugal, Lisbon and Valladolid, revitalizing the laity, reforming the clergy and opposing Lutheranism.
Helped Saint Peter Canisius realize his vocation.
Worked with Saint Francis Borgia.
The pope planned to send him to the Council of Trent as theologian of the Holy See, and Pope John III wanted him to be the Patriarch of Ethiopia, but his health failed and he could not take either of these responsibilities.
Had a great devotion to the angels.
His diary of his travels and work has survived.
- Born
- 13 April 1506 at Villaret, Savoy
- Died
- 1 August 1546 at Rome, Italy of natural causes
- Beatified
- 5 September 1872
- Canonized
- pending
- Additional Information
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Catholic Encyclopedia, by Pierre Suau
Google Directory
Wikipedia
Jesuiten in Österreich - deutsch
Kirken i Norge - norwegian
Saints Alive, by Father Robert F McNamara
New Catholic Dictionary
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