Peter Faber, SJ (French: Pierre Lefevre or Favre, Latin: Petrus Faver) (13 April 1506 – 1 August 1546) [1] was a Savoyard Catholic priest, theologian and co-founder of the Society of Jesus, along with Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier. Pope Francis announced his canonization in …

August 2, 2021 — Today is the feast of St. Peter Faber, SJ, one of the most underappreciated Jesuit saints. Here are six important things to know about him: Faber co-founded the Society of Jesus. Faber was born in 1506 to a peasant family in the Upper Savoy region of France. In 1525, he traveled to Paris for his studies, where he met Francis ...

Saint Peter Faber (the anglicized form of his French name, Pierre Favre) was one of the original companions of Ignatius who founded the Society of Jesus, a religious order of men commonly known as the Jesuits. The Faber Center for Ignatian Spirituality draws its inspiration from him because of his gentle manner and because he was recognized by ...

Peter Faber (born 9 October 1943, in Schwarzenbach an der Saale, [1] Germany) is a Dutch stage, television and film actor. Biography. Faber was born in Germany, to a set of parents who beat him regularly; he was rebellious from an early age. [2] They moved to Amsterdam-Noord when he was six. [3]

Peter Faber was a French Jesuit theologian and a cofounder of the Society of Jesus, who was tutor and friend of Ignatius Loyola at Paris. He was appointed professor of theology at Rome by Pope Paul III (1537), founded Jesuit colleges at Cologne …

Dec 17, 2013 · St. Peter Faber, a master of the Spiritual Exercises, was the first of St. Ignatius Loyola’s six companions. Peter Faber and Ignatius met in Paris, where Faber had come to study after life as a shepherd on the mountains of Savoy. Peter Faber was the first of …

Mar 12, 2014 · Peter Faber, born in 1506, came from the pastoral mountains of the Duchy of Savoy, a fearlessly independent redoubt of equally decisive citizens. One of their rulers once exclaimed in exasperation ...

— Peter Faber, SJ. On August 2, the Jesuits celebrate the feast of St. Peter Faber, SJ, one of the original members of the Society of Jesus. Faber was born in 1506 to a peasant family in the Upper Savoy region of France. In 1525, he traveled to Paris for his studies; there, he met Francis Xavier and Ignatius Loyola. Together under the ...

Nov 24, 2013 · Annuncio vobis gaudium magnum! Today Pope Francis announced the canonization of Pierre Favre, SJ, aka Peter Faber (1506-46). For many Catholics the response was probably, "Who?" For most Jesuits ...

Dec 17, 2013 · St. Peter Faber was born in 1506, and studied at the University of Paris, where he met St. Ignatius Loyola and St Francis Xavier; the three went on to become the founders of the Society of Jesus. St.