Peter Faber


Peter Faber

Co-founder of the Society of Jesus
Priest, Confessor, Founder
Born(1506-04-13)13 April 1506
Villaret, Duchy of Savoy
Holy Roman Empire
Died1 August 1546(1546-08-01) (aged 40)
Rome, Papal States
Venerated inCatholic Church
(Society of Jesus)
Beatified5 September 1872, Rome, Kingdom of Italy, by Pope Pius IX
Canonized17 December 2013 (equivalent canonization), Vatican City by Pope Francis
Feast2 August

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 2013.

  1. ^ "Jesuit Saints and Martyrs, 2nd ed". LoyolaPress.com. 1998. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2013.