Biography of st peter canisius quotes

          “Better that only a few Catholics should be left, staunch and sincere in their religion..

          Let my eyes take their sleep, but may my heart always keep watch for you.

          Peter Canisius

          Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest

          Not to be confused with Peter Kániš, 15th-century Taborite theologian.

          Peter CanisiusSJ (Dutch: Pieter Kanis; 8 May 1521 – 21 December 1597) was a Dutch Jesuit priest known for his strong support for the Catholic faith during the Protestant Reformation in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, Switzerland and the British Isles.

          The restoration of the Catholic Church in Germany is largely attributed to the work there of the Jesuits, which Canisius led. He is venerated in the Catholic Church as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church.

          Life

          He was born in 1521 in Nijmegen in the Duchy of Guelders, which, until 1549, was part of the Habsburg Netherlands within the Holy Roman Empire and is now the Netherlands.

          “It behooves us unanimously and inviolably, to observe the ecclesiastical traditions.

        1. “It behooves us unanimously and inviolably, to observe the ecclesiastical traditions.
        2. “We ought to instruct with meekness.
        3. “Better that only a few Catholics should be left, staunch and sincere in their religion.
        4. Peter Canisius Quotes: If you have too much to do, with God's help you will find time to do it all.
        5. “For the sake of obtaining that eternal life, no works of piety, ought to seem too difficult to a true believer, no toil too heavy, no pain too bitter.

          6. His father was a wealthy burgermeister, Jacob Kanis. His mother, Ægidia van Houweningen, died shortly after Peter's birth. He was sent to study at the University of Cologne, where he earned a master's degree in 1540, at the age o