Events for Saturday 21st December 2024 |
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St Peter Canisius |
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Starts | 12:00 | Ends | 21:00 | |||
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He is noted especially for defending the Catholic faith against Protestantism, for his preaching, writing, founding of colleges and seminaries. He caused Catholic life to flourish. St. Peter was the theologian to the Cardinal of Augsburg at the Council of Trent at which he rendered invaluable services. When he finally returned to Germany he worked for the renewal of Catholic life for 30 years. St. Peter composed his famous "Catechism" which went through 55 editions in 9 languages in a period of ten years.
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