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August 2, 2022 — Today, 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.
Today is Saturday, July 20, 2024. St Peter Faber was born on April 13 1506 AD at Villaret, Savoy. He was born to a farm family and was a shepherd in his youth. He taught catechism to other children. He also entered Saint-Barbe College, Paris, France in 1525 AD.
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.
On August 15, 1534, the feast of our Lady’s assumption, Ignatius and his six companions met in the crypt of the Chapel of Saint-Denis on Montmartre, and while Fr. Faber celebrated Mass—he was the only priest among them—each pronounced his vows….
Peter Faber, SJ ( French: Pierre Lefevre or Favre, Latin: Petrus Faver) (13 April 1506 – 1 August 1546) [1] was a Jesuit priest and theologian, who was also a co-founder of the Society of Jesus, along with Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier. Pope Francis announced his canonization in 2013.
Aug 6, 2021 · A Gentle Saint: St. Peter Faber. By Shemaiah Gonzalez. Editor’s note: We commemorate the August 2 feast day of St. Peter Faber with Faber Fridays this month, inspired by Jon M. Sweeney’s book, Peter Faber: A Saint for Turbulent Times.
Tomorrow is the feast day of St. Peter Faber, one of Ignatius’s first companions. In his honor, enjoy this excerpt from The Quiet Companion by Mary Purcell. Peter [Faber] had come to Paris a youth of nineteen reared in a home protected from outside influences by a double range of Alps.
