Peter Faber

Who they were

Pierre Favre was born on 13 April 1506 at Le Villaret in Savoy to well-off farmers, learning deep faith and a missionary spirit from his mother, and began school at ten.

The first of St Ignatius's companions in the Society of Jesus, a modest, sensitive man of deep inner life, he learned from Ignatius to combine sensitivity with decision. He carried heavy tasks across Europe, preaching, caring for the poor and sick and giving the Spiritual Exercises to people of every class, and died in Rome in 1546 as he was leaving for the Council of Trent.

The miracles

The Dicastery's biography does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.

Why that counted as sanctity

The first Jesuit, a gentle master of the Spiritual Exercises who won hearts across Europe.

Connected on this site

• Alphonsus Rodriguez Saint
  “Alfonso Rodríguez was born at Segovia on 25 July 1533 and was taught as a boy by Peter Faber, the first companion of St Ignatius.” — this site's research
• Francis Xavier Saint
  “At Paris, where he became master of arts in 1530, he met Peter Faber and Ignatius of Loyola, who called him 'the toughest dough I ever kneaded', and in 1539 he helped found the Society of Jesus.” — this site's research
• Ignatius of Loyola Saint
  “Peter Faber, SJ (French: Pierre Lefevre or Favre, Latin: Petrus Faber) (13 April 1506 – 1 August 1546) was a Savoyard Catholic priest, theologian and co-founder of the Society of Jesus, along with Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier.” — Wikipedia
• Peter Canisius Saint
  “After making the Spiritual Exercises under Peter Faber he joined the Jesuits in 1543, and took part in the Council of Trent in 1547 and 1562.” — this site's research