Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints
- Peter Canisius, priest and doctor of the Church
- Anastasius II of Antioch, bishop and martyr
St. Peter Canisius (1521-1597 A.D.) was born in Nijmegen, Holland and studied at Cologne and Louvain. At the age of 23 years, he joined the Jesuits. In 1546 A.D., he was ordained, was theologian to the Cardinal of Augsburg, and attended the Council of Trent. For 30 years, Peter Canisius worked in Germany for the renewal of the Catholic life after the Protestant Reformation had done much harm. He is famous for his catechism. As a Jesuit Provincial he founded several Jesuit colleges.
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December 21 Saints in the Byzantine Calendar
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