Peter Faber

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Peter Faber was a 16th-century French priest and theologian who, alongside Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, was one of the original founders of the Jesuit order.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
Jesuit
human
saint
theologian
beatificationDate 1872
beatifiedBy Pope Pius IX
birthDate 1506-04-13
birthPlace Duchy of Savoy
surface form: Villaret, Duchy of Savoy
canonizationDate 2013-12-17
canonizedBy Pope Francis
closeAssociateOf Francis Xavier
Ignatius of Loyola
coFounderOf Society of Jesus
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Savoy
deathDate 1546-08-01
deathPlace Rome
educatedAt Panthéon-Sorbonne University
surface form: University of Paris
era 16th century
feastDay August 2
givenName Peter
knownFor co-founding the Society of Jesus
ecumenical approach in the Reformation era
skill in spiritual discernment
languageOfWorkOrName French
Latin
memberOf Society of Jesus
missionaryWorkIn Germany
Italy
Portugal
Spain
movement Counter-Reformation
surface form: Catholic Reformation
nativeName Pierre Favre
notableWork giving the Spiritual Exercises
spiritual direction
occupation Catholic priest
theologian
ordainedAs priest
ordinationDate 1534
positionHeld first companion of Ignatius of Loyola
first priest of the Society of Jesus
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
sentOnMissionBy Pope Paul III
studiedWith Francis Xavier
Ignatius of Loyola
tookReligiousVowsOn 1534-08-15
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
vowsLocation Montmartre
surface form: Montmartre, Paris

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alfonso Salmerón closeColleagueOf Peter Faber
Society of Jesus foundedBy Peter Faber
Ignatius of Loyola notableStudent Peter Faber