RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Peter Faber

1506 - 1545

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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. Pope Francis announced his canonization in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Faber is the 833rd most popular religious figure (up from 985th in 2019), the 1,062nd most popular biography from France (up from 1,508th in 2019) and the 54th most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Peter Faber ranks 833 out of 3,187. Before him are Lorenzo Ruiz, Romuald, Justus, Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, Josephine Bakhita, and Athenagoras of Athens. After him are Scipione Borghese, Maria Cristina of Savoy, Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, Saint Cajetan, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, and Mammes of Caesarea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1506, Peter Faber ranks 4. Before him are Francis Xavier, Louis II of Hungary, and Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi. After him are Hwang Jini, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja, Juliana of Stolberg, George Buchanan, and Rupert, Count Palatine of Veldenz. Among people deceased in 1545, Peter Faber ranks 7. Before him are Hans Holbein the Younger, Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, Hans Baldung, Injong of Joseon, Albert of Brandenburg, and Elizabeth of Austria. After him are Sher Shah Suri, Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, Nikola Jurišić, and John Taverner.

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In France

Among people born in France, Peter Faber ranks 1,062 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Giraud (1938), Jean Moulin (1899), Maurice Druon (1918), Charles III of Navarre (1361), Marie François Xavier Bichat (1771), and Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona (1082). After him are William X, Duke of Aquitaine (1099), Edmond James de Rothschild (1845), Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr (1764), Laurent Blanc (1965), Tetricus I (250), and René Cassin (1887).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Peter Faber ranks 54. Before him are Célestin Freinet (1896), Martin Bucer (1491), Victor of Aveyron (1793), Lucile Randon (1904), Philipp Spener (1635), and Roger Etchegaray (1922). After him are Saint Eligius (588), Louise de Marillac (1591), Leonard of Noblac (496), Robert de Sorbon (1201), Antipope Gregory VIII (1100), and Pierre Cauchon (1371).

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