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|SaintName=Saint Peter Canisius | |SaintName=Saint Peter Canisius | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
|SaintBirthDate= | |FeastDay=December 21 | ||
|SaintBirthDate=1521-08-05 | |||
|SaintBirthPlace=Nijmegen, Duchy of Guelders (now Netherlands) | |SaintBirthPlace=Nijmegen, Duchy of Guelders (now Netherlands) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=51.8425, 5.8528 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=51.8425, 5.8528 | ||
|DeathPlace=Fribourg, Switzerland | |DeathPlace=Fribourg, Switzerland | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=46.8038, 7.1518 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=46.8038, 7.1518 | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Final ministry and death | |NotableLabel3=Final ministry and death | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=46.8038, 7.1518 | |NotableCoordinates3=46.8038, 7.1518 | ||
|BeatificationDate= | |AssociatedCountries=Germany; Netherlands; Switzerland | ||
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Archdiocese of Cologne]] | |||
|BeatificationDate=1862-08-11 | |||
|Beatifier=Pope Pius IX | |Beatifier=Pope Pius IX | ||
|BeatificationLocation=Rome, Italy | |BeatificationLocation=Rome, Italy | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Pope Pius XI | |Canonizer=Pope Pius XI | ||
|CanonizationLocation=St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City | |CanonizationLocation=St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of a blind woman in Cologne (for beatification) | |SaintMiracle1=Healing of a blind woman in Cologne (for beatification) | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Cure of a paralyzed child in Fribourg (for canonization) | |SaintMiracle2=Cure of a paralyzed child in Fribourg (for canonization) | ||
|Profession=Theologian; professor; priest | |Profession=Theologian; professor; priest | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Society of Jesus | |ReligiousAffiliation=Society of Jesus | ||
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|Attributes=Jesuit habit; book (Catechism); quill | |Attributes=Jesuit habit; book (Catechism); quill | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Jesuit Church of St. Nicholas, Munich, Germany | |PrimaryShrine=Jesuit Church of St. Nicholas, Munich, Germany | ||
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'''Saint Peter Canisius''', SJ (1521–1597), born Pieter de Hondt, was a Dutch Jesuit priest, theologian, and Doctor of the Church (1925), renowned for his catechetical writings combating the Protestant Reformation in Germany and his role in Jesuit missions across Europe.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03217a.htm|title=St. Peter Canisius|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Born in Nijmegen to a Catholic father and Calvinist mother, historical records from Nijmegen archives confirm his early education at the local Brothers of the Common Life school, followed by studies at Cologne University from 1536, where he encountered the Devotio Moderna and humanism.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Canisius|title=Peter Canisius|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Influenced by Peter Faber, he entered the Jesuits in Mainz on May 20, 1543, ordained in 1546, and became a key figure in the Society's German expansion, founding colleges in Cologne (1544), Ingolstadt (1556), and Vienna (1553).<ref name="newadvent" /> His ''Summa Doctrinae Christianae'' (1555), a catechism in German, sold millions, countering Lutheran texts and earning papal praise; as provincial of Upper Germany (1561–1568), he reconciled nobles and preached extensively.<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Peter-Canisius|title=Saint Peter Canisius|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> | '''Saint Peter Canisius''', SJ (1521–1597), born Pieter de Hondt, was a Dutch Jesuit priest, theologian, and Doctor of the Church (1925), renowned for his catechetical writings combating the Protestant Reformation in Germany and his role in Jesuit missions across Europe.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03217a.htm|title=St. Peter Canisius|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Born in Nijmegen to a Catholic father and Calvinist mother, historical records from Nijmegen archives confirm his early education at the local Brothers of the Common Life school, followed by studies at Cologne University from 1536, where he encountered the Devotio Moderna and humanism.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Canisius|title=Peter Canisius|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Influenced by Peter Faber, he entered the Jesuits in Mainz on May 20, 1543, ordained in 1546, and became a key figure in the Society's German expansion, founding colleges in Cologne (1544), Ingolstadt (1556), and Vienna (1553).<ref name="newadvent" /> His ''Summa Doctrinae Christianae'' (1555), a catechism in German, sold millions, countering Lutheran texts and earning papal praise; as provincial of Upper Germany (1561–1568), he reconciled nobles and preached extensively.<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Peter-Canisius|title=Saint Peter Canisius|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> | ||