• Saint Peter Canisius, God called you into His service when the German Church and all of Europe were confused and in need of reform.
  • Shortly afterwards Peter Canisius met Bd. Peter Faber, one of the first companions of St Ignatius, and made the <Spiritual Exercises> under his direction.
  • St. Peter Canisius, Dutch Sint Petrus Canisius, also called Peter Kanis, (born May 8, 1521, Nijmegen [now in the Netherlands]died December 21, 1597...
  • 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.
  • Doctor of the Church, second apostle of Germany, one of the founders of the Catholic press, first of a long line of literary Jesuits, Saint Peter Canisius ought to...
  • Why did the Vatican choose Peter Canisius for this delicate task? Born in Holland in 1521, Peter had edited and written several volumes on Church history and...
  • -St Peter Canisius, SJ, as edited by Fr. Christopher Rengers, O.F.M. Cap., The 33 Doctors of the Church, (Tan Books: 2000), p. 473.
  • Peter Canisius, Saint , 1521–97, Dutch Jesuit, Doctor of the Church, b. Nijmegen. He spent his life traveling widely strengthening wavering Roman Catholics
  • Saint Peter Canisius was born in the year 1521 at Nijmegen in Holland, which was part of the Archdiocese of Cologne, Germany at the time.
  • Saint Peter Canisius was a Jesuit priest, theologian, and writer who lived in the 16th century. He was born in Nijmegen, Netherlands, in 1521 and was a...