- Born in 1521, at Nijmegen in Holland, St Peter entered the Society of Jesus, was ordained in 1546, and went to Cologne, where he founded a Jesuit house.
- In 1925, the church was re-consecrated in the name of Nijmegen's St Peter Canisius (1521-1597) upon his canonisation.
- Saint Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor brief life History. Date of Birth. 8 May 1521. ... He was born in 1521 in Nijmegen in the Duchy of Guelders.
- St. Peter Canisius Peter Canisius was born in Nijmegen, Holland to a wealthy family in 1521. His father was Jakob Kanijis, an instructor of the princes.
- Beatified in 1864, Saint Peter Canisius was canonized and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1925.
- Information on the St. Peter Canusius Church, still in use https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Peter_Canisius_Church,_Nijmegen.
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- Peter Canisius, Blessed. B. at Nimwegen in the Netherlands, May 8, 1521; d. in Fribourg, November 21, 1597. Share. Listen to the audio version of this content.
- St. Peter Canisius is a Doctor of the Church. His life is summarized below: This doctor of the church is often called the second Apostle of Germany.
- Shortly afterwards Peter Canisius met Bd. Peter Faber, one of the first companions of St Ignatius, and made the <Spiritual Exercises> under his direction.